gptfdisk ☆

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Description:
Text-mode partitioning tools

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: partitioning gpt disk-utility cli system-admin

Install: brew install gptfdisk

About:
GPT fdisk (gdisk) is a set of text-mode partitioning tools for disks using the Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT) layout. It provides functionality equivalent to the traditional MBR-based fdisk utility but for modern GPT disks. This allows for more partitions, larger disk sizes, and more robust partitioning schemes compared to legacy MBR.

Key Features:

Create and modify GPT partition tables
Convert MBR and BSD disklabels to GPT
Support for GUID Partition Table (GPT) standard
Command-line interface for scripting and automation

Use Cases:

Setting up new hard drives on modern operating systems like macOS or Linux
Converting legacy MBR disks to the GPT format without data loss
Recovering corrupted GPT partition tables

Alternatives:

fdisk – Standard fdisk is used for legacy MBR partition tables, whereas gdisk is specifically designed for GPT.
parted – Parted supports both MBR and GPT and offers a scriptable interface, but gdisk is often preferred for interactive GPT-specific tasks.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 1:13pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	a5cd796f