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--- doc:appunti:linux:sa:grml [2023/12/12 12:36] – [GRML 2022.11 customize USB boot] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:linux:sa:grml [2024/12/16 15:50] (current) – [Create a new partition into the USB stick] niccolo
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 The option **%%--wipe never%%** is required because the device contains an **iso9660 signature** that otherwise will be removed by the write command.
-Using the **n** key to **add a new partition** it is possible to create the ''/dev/sdc3'' partition, which I decided to size at 5 Gb. Select **p** (//print the partition table//) and **w** (//write table to disk and exit//) to finalize the partitioning, using the following schema as a reference:
+Using the **n** key to **add a new partition** it is possible to create the ''/dev/sdc3'' partition, which I decided to size at 5 Gb.
+<code>
+Command (m for help): n
+Partition type
+Select (default p): p
+Partition number (3,4, default 3):
+First sector (1751040-122879999, default 1751040):
+Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (1751040-122879999, default 122879999): +5G
+</code>
+Select **p** (//print the partition table//) and **w** (//write table to disk and exit//) to finalize the partitioning, using the following schema as a reference:
 <code>
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 <code>
 mkdir /mnt/grmlcfg
-mount /dev/sdc /mnt/grmlcfg
+mount /dev/sdc3 /mnt/grmlcfg
 cp -p config.tbz /mnt/grmlcfg
+</code>
+If you want to modify the **config.tbz** archive without re-creating it via the ''save-config'' command, you can extract the archive and then re-create it:
+<code bash>
+mkdir config
+cd config
+tar jxvf ../config.tbz
+# Do whatever you need to the extracted files...
+mv ../config.tbz ../config.bak.tbz
+tar jcvf ../config.tbz *
 </code>