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Date:      Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:25:16 -0800
From:      Bakul Shah <bakul@iitbombay.org>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Removing fdisk and bsdlabel (legacy partition tools)
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On Jan 25, 2024, at 8:15 AM, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote:
> 
> What can fdisk and/or disklabel repair that gpart can't?

May be add a section in gpart that shows how to map fdisk &
bsdlabel functionality to gpart? Better still, why not
provide scripts for fdisk/bsdlabel that use gpart underneath?
FreeBSD should strive to provide backward compatibility....


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