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[81.101.252.173]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c3-20020a056000104300b0022584c82c80sm15532969wrx.19.2022.11.10.04.32.30 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 10 Nov 2022 04:32:31 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <9683503a-7dfc-eab4-651d-f582d88f390a@jguk.org> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:32:30 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.3.3 Content-Language: en-GB To: bug-parted@gnu.org From: Jonny Grant Subject: msdos MBR in Parted manual Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::42a; envelope-from=jg@jguk.org; helo=mail-wr1-x42a.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 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, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SPF_HELO_TEMPERROR=0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) Hello Could 2.4.4 mklabel be clarified, to help users. I've written a MBR and GPT embedded system software, and it was always called MBR, I've not seen it called DOS for about 20 years. https://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/parted.html "Create an MS-DOS disk label. This is still the most common disk label for PCs." More software manuals call it MBR, Master Boot Record (eg Microsoft, gdisk and others) Could it be clarified as : "Create an MBR (Master Boot Record) disk label as originating with MS-DOS. This is still the most common disk label for PCs." I'd even suggest allowing label command "mbr" as well as the current "msdos" Cheers Jonny