parted: rescue
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1 2.4.9 rescue
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1 -- Command: rescue START END
1 Rescue a lost partition that used to be located approximately
1 between START and END. If such a partition is found, Parted will
1 ask you if you want to create a partition for it. This is useful
1 if you accidently deleted a partition with parted's rm command, for
1 example.
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1 Example:
1
1 (parted) print
1 Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-8063.507 megabytes
1 Disk label type: msdos
1 Minor Start End Type Filesystem Flags
1 1 0.031 8056.032 primary ext3
1 (parted) rm
1 Partition number? 1
1 (parted) print
1 Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-8063.507 megabytes
1 Disk label type: msdos
1 Minor Start End Type Filesystem Flags
1
1 OUCH! We deleted our ext3 partition!!! Parted comes to the
1 rescue...
1
1 (parted) rescue
1 Start? 0
1 End? 8056
1 Information: A ext3 primary partition was found at 0.031MB ->
1 8056.030MB. Do you want to add it to the partition table?
1 Yes/No/Cancel? y
1 (parted) print
1 Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-8063.507 megabytes
1 Disk label type: msdos
1 Minor Start End Type Filesystem Flags
1 1 0.031 8056.032 primary ext3
1
1 It's back! :)
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