CGPT(1)

NAME
cgpt - Utility to manipulate GPT partitions with Chromium OS extensions

SYNOPSIS
cgpt COMMAND [OPTIONS] DRIVE

DESCRIPTION
Cgpt is a tool to manipulate a GUID Partition Table from the command line. Although several other utilities exist for the same basic purpose - some with more features and a captive user interface - cgpt is unique in that it also supports Chromium OS extensions. These extensions are not generally useful; they are specific to the u-boot firmware found on some Chromebooks. They may be used to change priority for kernel partitions and give other hints to u-boot Chromebook firmware. Use this utility only to manipulate a partition table for compatible Chromebooks.

COMMANDS
Each action performed by this program - with the notable exception of the -h OPTION - is initiated by a command which tells cgpt the type of operation to perform. All available commands are described below.

create
    Create or reset GPT headers and tables.

add Add, edit, or remove a partition entry.

show
    Show the partition table and entries.

repair
    Repair damaged GPT headers and tables.

boot
    Edit the PMBR sector for legacy BIOSes.

    If no BOOT OPTIONS are specified, this command will just print the PMBR boot GUID.

find
    Find a partition by its GUID.

    If no DRIVE is specified, this command will scan all physical drives for a match.

prioritize
    Reorder the priority of all ChromeOS kernel partitions.

    If no options are specified, this command will set the lowest active kernel to priority 1 while maintaining the original order.

legacy
    Switch between GPT and Legacy GPT.

GENERAL OPTIONS
The options described in this section apply to every COMMAND supported by this program.

-h  For more detailed usage, use cgpt COMMAND -h

EXAMPLES
The following examples demonstrate valid syntax only. It is up to you to interpret them based on the documentation in this manual.

cgpt show /dev/mmcblk0
cgpt create /dev/mmcblk0
cgpt add -i 2 -S 1 -T 15 -P 15 /dev/mmcblk0
cgpt add -i 1 -t data -l "STATE" /dev/mmcblk0
cgpt add -i 2 -t kernel -l "KERN-A" /dev/mmcblk0
cgpt add -i 3 -t rootfs -l "ROOT-A" /dev/mmcblk0

AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Karl Lenz <xorangekiller@gmail.com> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

COPYRIGHT
Cgpt is copyright 2010-2013, The Chromium OS Authors
This manual page is copyright 2014, Karl Lenz

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

Cgpt is provided "as is" with no warranty. The exact terms under which you may use and (re)distribute this program are detailed in the BSD 3-Clause License, which is distributed with this program in the LICENSE file. On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD 3-Clause License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD.

SEE ALSO
parted(8), gdisk(8), gptsync(8)