partprobe(8) - Linux man page

Name

partprobe - inform the OS of partition table changes

Synopsis

partprobe [-d] [-s] [devices...]

Description

This manual page documents briefly the partprobe command.

partprobe is a program that informs the operating system kernel of partition table changes, by requesting that the operating system re-read the partition table.

Options

This program uses short UNIX style options.
-d
Don't update the kernel.
-s
Show a summary of devices and their partitions.
-h
Show summary of options.
-v
Show version of program.

See Also

parted(8).

Author

This manual page was written by Timshel Knoll <timshel@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

Referenced By

addpart(8), delpart(8), partx(8)