So what is an optional alignment? Is that like, "make sure it begins and ends on an address which is a multiple of $1" or something else?

In D60451#1386952, @ziaee wrote:

So what is an optional alignment? Is that like, "make sure it begins and ends on an address which is a multiple of $1" or something else?

If specified, the start of the partition will be aligned. I figured it was clear in the context, coming after [:offset] which also deals with where the partition starts, but I can add more text if you think it would help.