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# partx - Unix, Linux Command

# 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

Tag | Description
--- | ---
-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)

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