disk-utils/delpart.8.adoc

   1 //po4a: entry man manual
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   3 delpart.8 -- man page for delpart
   4 Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
   5 Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
   6 May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
   7 ////
   8 = delpart(8)
   9 :doctype: manpage
  10 :man manual: System Administration
  11 :man source: util-linux {release-version}
  12 :page-layout: base
  13 :command: delpart
  14
  15 == NAME
  16
  17 delpart - tell the kernel to forget about a partition
  18
  19 == SYNOPSIS
  20
  21 *delpart* _device partition_
  22
  23 == DESCRIPTION
  24
  25 *delpart* asks the Linux kernel to forget about the specified _partition_ (a number) on the specified _device_. The command is a simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl.
  26
  27 This command doesn't manipulate partitions on a block device.
  28
  29 == OPTIONS
  30
  31 include::man-common/help-version.adoc[]
  32
  33 == SEE ALSO
  34
  35 *addpart*(8),
  36 *fdisk*(8),
  37 *parted*(8),
  38 *partprobe*(8),
  39 *partx*(8)
  40
  41 include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[]
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