From MAILER-DAEMON Tue Nov 24 19:03:49 2020 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.90_1) id 1khiHl-0005fP-FG for mharc-bug-fdisk@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:03:49 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:60584) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1khiHk-0005fH-FJ for bug-fdisk@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:03:48 -0500 Received: from mail-ed1-x532.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::532]:43031) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1khiHj-0008SN-09 for bug-fdisk@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:03:48 -0500 Received: by mail-ed1-x532.google.com with SMTP id q16so636917edv.10 for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:03:46 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version; bh=5XLk+VKWv+zqlTw84JIP275bf/gz0te12miNJDm4D2c=; b=Wxap05tKjEs+OqTBnYgqs5iguCXRTgNfgVi+qG63rpxSgzllxCmxnZPyeqWA1JaEky QXZHqyzTYQLj4QYSmaPBtkIYEPh8CqUtouciJaWkQfPiNVOAfMlK1C/LCb9Co1enyl5z 1fBQFHwKxR0YZO4LNhsGTQs03qqC/ZC/eUko7zUJ7z6Z2izPgwqDpIdABKURvLBoqo+t Lc49BpdWVted6u6rZRVyqDzHhCFimaIzJW06HVASsNjLCzHuCuKsHQWIpgsOoJz0dhrI SHx+oICD8TH/i1aLyML+OA82YURvRGgQgjhiSChi9O1ILEdBXYvAKb+aZU6Fne7F6DRr DAaA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version; bh=5XLk+VKWv+zqlTw84JIP275bf/gz0te12miNJDm4D2c=; b=quCZrgIP2wryz18AWhxXwgT2LyoroFKTEfl/CXanZojys/lfeb9aGkZPHv78kIm4pn FiN8wo3VdDxuVBg90TuF/ee3GZLQoMlbrf90+smLURR2GSVpED0VmV8OBVOyDPcQog60 +AVAnlO49ugNXAkCNC0pzsW+GMDvX778t+txVpJZbVgrEjyuqIDvBCnuxXi7Ld10OlDE vpc5N3JXmpW55euuM6Rf2eiPfNwsfKJ0hEA6NIje3A86FGddcXzg1Ke9fWIW5j5S0BKY 4BLfMJTcW6FBMxo9z25/l0cysyYRSN7YsmIFRS8ImOzIYfoZuzfUCTOqj0XB2H10yrag WH8A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5307WONoSFfaYjnIi6AJtaCMNkjdTAAtkHQq5VL8j5qXlVNQsAKL XSMTG6VsdGfVM+2HWX+jbob/EKLdFAo= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz9KEcjehY2gHTQzeOEqY+QaUWNJmascOi/BREUquhrQZf2salkevm5VDfg93fCJbdeBHWJ5g== X-Received: by 2002:a50:b761:: with SMTP id g88mr980728ede.387.1606262624953; Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:03:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from agm (host-87-11-185-25.retail.telecomitalia.it. [87.11.185.25]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id e12sm215043edm.48.2020.11.24.16.03.44 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:03:44 -0800 (PST) From: monacoandrea94@gmail.com (Andrea G. Monaco) To: bug-fdisk@gnu.org Subject: Change print order and allow overlapping partitions Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:03:43 +0100 Message-ID: <87im9ue200.fsf@andreamonaco-acer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::532; envelope-from=monacoandrea94@gmail.com; helo=mail-ed1-x532.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -17 X-Spam_score: -1.8 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: bug-fdisk@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion of GNU fdisk." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:03:48 -0000 Hello everyone, I'm interested in two fairly simple features that seems missing and would make my life easier, and many other people's too I think. * Printing partitions in disk order instead of table order, with a command line option. This way it is easier to spot holes and overlapping partitions * Being able to create overlapping partitions, with a command line option and maybe a warning. I came to desire this while I was manipulating the protective MBR in a GPT-partitioned disk: I wished to keep the first all-encompassing partition while adding another one starting at a specific point to chainload another MBR. But fdisk sternly refused. It seems to me fdisk lacks these features. Am I correct? In that case I can add them. Warmly, Andrea Monaco