Re: Removing fdisk and bsdlabel (legacy partition tools)

In message <2369865.bDOn7JOVgO@ravel>, Olivier Certner writes:
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> From: Olivier Certner <olce@freebsd.org>
> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
> Subject: Re: Removing fdisk and bsdlabel (legacy partition tools)
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:43:18 +0100
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> Hi,
>
> > A visual view of columns of a bsdlabel, editing a label using vi, checking 
> > and double checking numbers before committing them is handy.The visual 
> > format and the ability to adjust the numbers in an editor before committing
>  
> > them is handy. You can't do this with gpart, as it's transactional. And 
> > bsdinstall doesn't give one the opportunity to check the numbers in detail 
> > on a console before committing them.
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> You seem to want to be able to stack a number of modifications before actuall
> y pushing them.  Actually, gpart(8) already can do that!  Please see the "OPE
> RATIONAL FLAGS" section in gpart(8).
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> In between your tentative modifications, just use 'gpart show' to see where y
> ou stand.

gpart(8) should have a vi mode. That is different than having changes 
pending and committing them. A person is still entering commands rather 
than doing something like editing a spreadsheet, which is what editing a 
file is kind-of like. Even something like,

	gpart show ada0s2 > some_file
	vi some_file
	gpart batch ada0s2 < some_file


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Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
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