The default response is 'p' until three primary partitions are created,
then 'e'.
The original idea is from Karel Zak.
Signed-off-by: Francesco Cosoleto <cosoleto@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fdisk/fdisk.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fdisk/fdisk.c b/fdisk/fdisk.c
index 9356356..ac9035c 100644
--- a/fdisk/fdisk.c
+++ b/fdisk/fdisk.c
@@ -2532,17 +2532,25 @@ new_partition(void) {
printf(_("Adding a primary partition\n"));
add_partition(get_partition(0, 4), LINUX_NATIVE);
} else {
- char c, line[LINE_LENGTH];
+ char c, dflt, line[LINE_LENGTH];
+
+ while (1) {
+ dflt = (free_primary == 1 && !extended_offset) ? 'e' : 'p';
snprintf(line, sizeof(line),
_("Partition type:\n"
" p primary (%d primary, %d extended, %d free)\n"
"%s\n"
- "Select: "),
+ "Select (default %c): "),
4 - (extended_offset ? 1 : 0) - free_primary, extended_offset ? 1 : 0, free_primary,
- extended_offset ? _(" l logical (numbered from 5)") : _(" e extended"));
+ extended_offset ? _(" l logical (numbered from 5)") : _(" e extended"),
+ dflt);
- while (1) {
- if ((c = tolower(read_char(line))) == 'p') {
+ c = tolower(read_chars(line));
+ if (c == '\n') {
+ c = dflt;
+ printf(_("Using default response %c\n"), c);
+ }
+ if (c == 'p') {
int i = get_nonexisting_partition(0, 4);
if (i >= 0)
add_partition(i, LINUX_NATIVE);
--
1.7.3.4
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