A/UX® System Administrator's Reference Sections 1M, 7, and 8

dp(lM) dp(lM)
dp will accept commands to manipulate and change partitions, to
display and save changes, to manipulate the fields of a DPME
(Disk Partition Map Entry) structure, to manipulate the fields of a
BZB (Block Zero Block) structure, to manipulate the timestamp
fields of a BZB structure, and to manipulate the fields of an ABM
(Alternate Block Map) structure. For more information about
these structures see altblk(4), bzb(4), and dpme(4).
In command mode, dp accepts the following commands.
a add partition
A add partition (force)
c change partition
d delete partition
f change name of output file
i initialize disk
I initialize disk (force)
p print a partition
P print allocated partitions
q quitdp
Q quit dp (force)
s print partition map status
U uninitialize the map
v print dp version information
w write changes
? print current menu
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In DPME-field mode, dp accepts the fQllowing commands.
February, 1990
Revision C
a change ABM (bzb abm)
b change/initialize BZ B
n name(dpme dpident.dpiname)
t type (dpme dpident. dpitype)
[ physical start (dpme yblock _start)
] physical length (dpmeyblocks)
( logical start (dpme lblock start)
) logical length (dpme lbloc"ks)
> writable (dpme writable)
< readable (dpme-='readable)
p print current DPME
q quit DPME changes
? print current menu
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