diff --git a/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/gencode-remote
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
diff --git a/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/man.text b/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/man.text
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+cdist-type__cinst_partition_msdos(7)
+====================================
+Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__cinst_partition_msdos - creates msdos partitions
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type allows you to create msdos paritions.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+type::
+   the partition type used in fdisk (such as 82 or 83) or "extended"
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+device::
+   defaults to object_id
+bootable::
+   mark partition as bootable, true or false
+size::
+   the size of the partition (such as 32MB or 15GB, whole numbers
+   only), '+' for remaining space, or 'n%' for percentage of remaining
+   (these should only be used after all specific partition sizes are
+   specified), leave blank if type is "extended".
+   Defaults to +.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 128MB linux, bootable
+__cinst_partition_msdos /dev/sda1 --type 83 --size 128M --bootable true
+# 512MB swap
+__cinst_partition_msdos /dev/sda2 --type 82 --size 512M
+# extended
+__cinst_partition_msdos /dev/sda3 --type extended
+# 10GB, linux
+__cinst_partition_msdos /dev/sda5 --type 82 --size 10G
+# rest of disk, linux
+__cinst_partition_msdos /dev/sda6 --type 82 --size +
+# same thing as
+__cinst_partition_msdos /dev/sda6 --type 82
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/manifest b/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/manifest
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+type
+
+device
+bootable
+size
diff --git a/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/parameter/optional b/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/parameter/optional
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+device
+bootable
+size
diff --git a/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/parameter/required b/conf/type/__cinst_partition_msdos/parameter/required
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+type