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# addpart - Unix, Linux Command

# NAME

addpart - simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl

# SYNOPSIS

addpart device partition start length

# DESCRIPTION

addpart is a program that informs the Linux kernel of new partition.

This command doesn’t manipulate with partitions on hard drive.

# PARAMETERS

Tag | Description
--- | ---
device
| Specify the disk device.
partition
| Specify the partition number.
start | Specify the begin of the partition (in bytes).
length | Specify the length of the partition (in bytes).

# SEE ALSO

- delpart (8)

- fdisk (8)

- parted (8)

- partprobe (8)

- partx (8)

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