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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd October 30, 2004
+.Dd November 12, 2004
.Os
.Dt GPT 8
.Sh NAME
@@ -138,12 +138,21 @@ as aliases for the most commonly used partition types.
.It Xo
.Nm
.Ic create
+.Op Fl f
.Op Fl p
.Ar device ...
.Xc
The
.Ic create
command allows the user to create a new (empty) GPT.
+By default one can not create a GPT when the device contains a MBR,
+however this can be overridden with the
+.Fl f
+option.
+If the
+.Fl f
+option is specified, an existing MBR is destroyed and any partitions
+described by the MBR are lost.
.Pp
The
.Fl p
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