partx(8) - Linux man page

Name

partx - telling the kernel about presence and numbering of on-disk partitions.

Synopsis

partx [-a|-d|-l] [--type TYPE] [--nr M-N] [partition] disk

Description

Given a block device ( disk ) and a partition table type , try to parse the partition table, and list the contents. Optionally add or remove partitions.

This is not an fdisk - adding and removing partitions is not a change of the disk, but just telling the kernel about presence and numbering of on-disk partitions.

Options

-a
add specified partitions or read disk and add all partitions
-d
delete specified or all partitions
-l
list partitions
--typeTYPE
Specify the partition type -- dos, bsd, solaris, unixware or gpt.
--nrM-N
Specify the range of partitions (e.g --nr 2-4).

See Also

addpart(8), delpart(8), fdisk(8), parted(8), partprobe(8)