Re: move 5 xxx.xx End?

[Mathias Koerber]

> > (parted) move 5 8291.360
> > End?
>
> Ooops, I'm not sure why the docs say this.  Maybe I was planning
> to implement it (!)  Anyway, I'm not sure it's a good idea.

Ok. So should i used my calculated end-point of 9789.578
or do I have to take into account any additional
information?

> > 2. After moving partition 5, can I simply resize the
> > extended partition 4 using
> >
> > (parted) resize 4 1686.542 11513.250
>
> That's what it is already!


Sorry I meant shrink it to start at around 3184.792,
ie where the moved partition 5 had been.


> > and will that keep all the partitions inside it
> > correctly set up?
>
> Yes, you can resize extended partitions, without data loss, etc.
>
> > 3. Finally, I will delete partition 3 and recreate it
> > to take up all the space up to just before partition 4
> > (no need resizing, it will get a diff filesystem anyway),
> > and create a partition 14 at the end too. Those seem simple.
>
> Right.

thanks