partx

PARTX(8)							     PARTX(8)



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

       --type TYPE
	      Specify the partition type -- dos, bsd,  solaris,	 unixware  or
	      gpt.

       --nr M-N
	      Specify the range of partitions (e.g --nr 2-4).


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



				 11 Jan 2007			     PARTX(8)