[Bug 1900344] Re: Error behavior in "print" command does not work well in a pipeline

[Kevin O'Gorman]

When I use that, it does not ask for confirmation, and will not make
changes.  Does not help me fix problems that arise with secondary GPT
tables being slightly off when disks are of slightly different size.  I
see no other command-line utility that can do it at all, so I'd love it
if this one could do it in a script.

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Title:
  Error behavior in "print" command does not work well in a pipeline

Status in parted package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I've got a script that includes "parted <device> print" in a pipeline
  with other things processing the output.  This works fine usually, but
  I just saw the error

  Error: The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so
  that will be used.

  and processing appeared to freeze because the following "OK/Cancel"
  does not include a newline and the pipeline held it in a buffer so it
  never appeared on the console.  There would be no way to answer
  anyway.

  So consider this two or three feature requests:
  - Since the message says "that one will be used" make to program just do that (it's just a "print" after all.)
  - Provide an option to assume "yes" for such questions (or to assume cancel")
  - Provide a command to fix the broken table with data from the good one

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: parted 3.3-4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Sun Oct 18 11:16:37 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-09-19 (29 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
  SourcePackage: parted
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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