# parted
mklabel msdos|gpt
mkpart part-type name fs-type start end
## part-type: applies to MBR
## name: required for GPT
## fs-type: does NOT modify filesystem.
## start end: start, end. counting from beginning of th disk.
mkpart primary 1024MiB 2048MiB
## or via interative mode
mkpart
Notes to Myself 