1 //po4a: entry man manual
3 addpart.8 -- man page for addpart
4 Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
5 Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
6 May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
10 :man manual: System Administration
11 :man source: util-linux {release-version}
17 addpart - tell the kernel about the existence of a partition
21 *addpart* _device partition start length_
25 *addpart* tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. The command is a simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl.
27 This command doesn't manipulate partitions on a block device.
38 The beginning of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).
41 The length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).
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