---
name: "f3fix"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "f3"
version: "9.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/f3fix"
---

# f3fix(1)

edit the partition table of a fake flash drive

## NAME

**f3fix** - edit the partition table of a fake flash drive

## SYNOPSIS

```
 f3fix [-bnks?V] [-a SEC-NUM] [-d TYPE] [-f TYPE] [-l SEC-NUM]
          [--first-sec=SEC-NUM] [--boot] [--disk-type=TYPE] [--fs-type=TYPE]
          [--last-sec=SEC-NUM] [--no-boot] [--list-disk-types]
          [--list-fs-types] [--help] [--usage] [--version] <DISK_DEV>
```

## DESCRIPTION

F3 stands for Fight Flash Fraud, or Fight Fake Flash.

**f3fix** is useful to edit the partition table of a fake flash drive to have a single partition that fully covers the real capacity of the drive.

Warning: THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL.

## OPTIONS

- **-a, --first-sec=*SEC-NUM***

  Sector where the partition starts.

- **-b, --boot**

  Mark the partition for boot.

- **-d, --disk-type=*TYPE***

  Disk type of the partition table.

- **-f, --fs-type=*TYPE***

  Type of the file system of the partition.

- **-l, --last-sec=*SEC-NUM***

  Sector where the partition ends.

- **-n, --no-boot**

  Do not mark the partition for boot.

- **-k, --list-disk-types**

  List all supported disk types.

- **-s, --list-fs-types**

  List all supported types of file systems.

- **-?, --help**

  Give this help list.

- **--usage**

  Give a short usage message.

- **-V, --version**

  Print program version.

## SEE ALSO

[**f3brew**(1)](/f3brew/1.md), [**f3probe**(1)](/f3probe/1.md), [**f3read**(1)](/f3read/1.md), [**f3write**(1)](/f3write/1.md)

## AUTHOR

The F3 was written by Michel Machado \<michel@digirati.com.br\>.

This manual page was written by Joao Eriberto Mota Filho \<eriberto@debian.org\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).