GNU/Linux | 
					CentOS 5.1 | 
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					partx(8) | 
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partx − telling the kernel about presence and numbering of on-disk partitions.
partx [-a|-d|-l] [--type TYPE] [--nr M-N] [partition] disk
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.
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 −a  | 
 add specified partitions or read disk and add all partitions  | ||
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 −d  | 
 delete specified or all partitions  | ||
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 −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).
addpart(8), delpart(8), fdisk(8), parted(8), partprobe(8)
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