.\" " for hilit mode
.TH CFDISK 8 "March 2014" "util-linux" "System Administration"
.SH NAME
-cfdisk \- display or manipulate disk partition table
+cfdisk \- display or manipulate a disk partition table
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cfdisk
.RB [ options ]
Note that
.B cfdisk
-provides basic partitioning functionality by user friendly interface. If you
-need advanced features then use
+provides basic partitioning functionality by a user friendly interface. If you
+need advanced features, use
.BR fdisk (8).
Since version 2.25
.BR cfdisk (8)
-supports MBR (DOS), GPT, SUN and SGI disk labels, but it does not provides any
+supports MBR (DOS), GPT, SUN and SGI disk labels, but it does not provide any
functionality in regards to CHS (Cylinder-Head-Sector) addressing. CHS has
never been important for Linux and this addressing concept does not make any
sense for new devices.
.BR partx (8)
and
.BR lsblk (8)
-in very comfortable and rich way.
+in a very comfortable and rich way.
-If you want to remove an old partition table from device than use
+If you want to remove an old partition table from a device, use
.BR wipefs (8).
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-color\fR[=\fIwhen\fR]"
Colorize output, enabled by default. The optional argument \fIwhen\fP can be
\fBauto\fR, \fBnever\fR or \fBalways\fR. If the \fIwhen\fR argument is omitted,
-then it defaults to \fBauto\fR.
+it defaults to \fBauto\fR.
.IP "\fB-V, \-\-version"
Display version information and exit.
commands:
.TP
.B b
-Toggle bootable flag of the current partition. This allows you to
-select which primary partition is bootable on the drive. This command does not
-have to available for all partition label types.
+Toggle the bootable flag of the current partition. This allows you to
+select which primary partition is bootable on the drive. This command may not
+be available for all partition label types.
.TP
.B d
Delete the current partition. This will convert the current partition
is optional, e.g. "K" has the same meaning as "KiB")
.TP
.B q
-Quit program. This will exit the program without writing any data to
-disk.
+Quit the program. This will exit the program without writing any data to
+the disk.
.TP
.B t
Change the partition type. By default, new partitions are created as