.\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
.\" Copyright 2010 Davidlohr Bueso <dave@gnu.org>
.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
-.TH PARTX 8 "February 2011" "util-linux" "System Administration"
+.TH PARTX "8" "June 2012" "util-linux" "System Administration"
.SH NAME
-partx \-
-tell the Linux kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions
+partx \- tell the Linux kernel about the presence and numbering of
+on-disk partitions
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B partx
-.RB [ \-a | \-d | \-s ]
-.RB [ \-t
-.IR TYPE ]
-.RB [ \-n
-.IR M:N ]
-.RI [ \- ]
-.I disk
-
-.B partx
-.RB [ \-a | \-d | \-s ]
-.RB [ \-t
-.IR TYPE ]
-.I partition
-.RI [ disk ]
-
+partx [\-a|\-d|\-s] [\-t TYPE] [\-n M:N] [\-] disk
+.br
+partx [\-a|\-d|\-s] [\-t TYPE] partition [disk]
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Given a device or disk-image, \fBpartx\fP tries to parse the partition table and
-list its contents. It optionally adds or removes partitions.
-
+Given a device or disk-image,
+.B partx
+tries to parse the partition table and list its contents. It
+optionally adds or removes partitions.
+.PP
The
.I disk
-argument is optional when a
-.I partition
-argument is provided. To force scanning a partition as if it were a whole disk
-(for example to list nested subpartitions), use the argument "-". For example:
-
-.RS
-.br
-.B partx \-\-show \- /dev/sda3
+argument is optional when a
+.I partition
+argument is provided. To force scanning a partition as if it were a
+whole disk (for example to list nested subpartitions), use the argument
+"-". For example:
+.RS 7
+.TP
+partx \-\-show \- /dev/sda3
.RE
-
+.PP
This will see sda3 as a whole-disk rather than a partition.
-
-.B This is not an fdisk program
-\-\- adding and removing partitions
-does not change the disk, it just tells the kernel
-about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions.
-
+.PP
+The
+.B partx is not an fdisk program
+\-\- adding and removing partitions does not change the disk, it just
+tells the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk
+partitions.
.SH OPTIONS
-.IP "\fB\-a, \-\-add\fP"
+.IP "\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-add\fP"
Add the specified partitions, or read the disk and add all partitions.
-.IP "\fB\-b, \-\-bytes\fP"
+.IP "\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-bytes\fP"
Print the SIZE column in bytes rather than in human-readable format.
-.IP "\fB\-d, \-\-delete\fP"
+.IP "\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-delete\fP"
Delete the specified partitions or all partitions.
-.IP "\fB\-g, \-\-noheadings\fP"
+.IP "\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-noheadings\fP"
Do not print a header line.
-.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
+.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fP"
Print a help text and exit.
-.IP "\fB\-l, \-\-list\fP"
-List the partitions. Note that all numbers are in 512-byte sectors. This output
-format is DEPRECATED in favour of \fB\-\-show\fP. Don't use it in newly written
-scripts.
-.IP "\fB\-o, \-\-output \fIlist\fP"
-Define the output columns to use for \fB\-\-show\fP and \fB\-\-raw\fP output.
-If no output arrangement is specified, then a default set is used.
-Use \fB\-\-help\fP to get list of all supported columns.
-.IP "\fB\-P, \-\-pairs\fP"
-Use key="value" output format.
-.IP "\fB\-n, \-\-nr \fIM:N\fP"
-Specify the range of partitions. For backward compatibility also the format
-<M-N> is supported. The range may contain negative
-numbers, for example "--nr :-1" means the last partition, and "--nr -2:-1" means
-the last two partitions. Supported range specifications are:
-.RS
+.IP "\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-list\fP"
+List the partitions. Note that all numbers are in 512-byte sectors.
+This output format is DEPRECATED in favour of
+.BR \-\-show .
+Do not use it in newly written scripts.
+.IP "\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output \fIlist\fP"
+Define the output columns to use for
+.B \-\-show
+and
+.B \-\-raw
+output. If no output arrangement is specified, then a default set is
+used. Use
+.B \-\-help
+to get
+.I list
+of all supported columns. This option cannot be combined with
+.BR \-\-add ,
+.B \-\-delete
+or
+.B \-\-list
+options.
+.IP "\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-pairs\fP"
+Output using key="value" format.
+.IP "\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-nr \fIM:N\fP"
+Specify the range of partitions. For backward compatibility also the
+format
+.I M-N
+is supported. The range may contain negative numbers, for example
+.BI \-\-nr \ :\-1
+means the last partition, and
+.BI \-\-nr \ \-2:\-1
+means the last two partitions. Supported range specifications are:
+.RS 14
.TP
-.B <M>
-Specifies just one partition (e.g. --nr 3).
+.I M
+Specifies just one partition (e.g. \fB\-\-nr\fR
+.IR 3 ).
.TP
-.B <M:>
-Specifies lower limit only (e.g. --nr 2:).
+.I M:
+Specifies lower limit only (e.g. \fB\-\-nr\fR
+.IR 2: ).
.TP
-.B <:N>
-Specifies upper limit only (e.g. --nr :4).
+.I :N
+Specifies upper limit only (e.g. \fB\-\-nr\fR
+.IR :4 ).
.TP
-.B <M:N>
-or
-.B <M-N>
-Specifies lower and upper limits (e.g. --nr 2:4).
+.IR M:N \ or
+.TQ
+.I M-N
+Specifies lower and upper limits (e.g. \fB--nr\fR
+.IR 2:4 ).
.RE
-.IP "\fB\-r, \-\-raw\fP"
+.IP "\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-raw\fP"
Use the raw output format.
-.IP "\fB\-s, \-\-show\fP"
-List the partitions. All numbers (except SIZE) are in 512-byte sectors. The output
-columns can be rearranged with the \fB\-\-output\fP option.
-.IP "\fB\-t, \-\-type \fItype\fP"
-Specify the partition table type -- aix, bsd, dos, gpt, mac, minix, sgi, solaris_x86,
-sun, ultrix or unixware.
-.IP "\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fP"
+.IP "\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-show\fP"
+List the partitions. All numbers (except SIZE) are in 512-byte
+sectors. The output columns can be rearranged with the
+.B \-\-output
+option.
+.IP "\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-type \fItype\fP"
+Specify the partition table type
+.IR aix ,
+.IR bsd ,
+.IR dos ,
+.IR gpt ,
+.IR mac ,
+.IR minix ,
+.IR sgi ,
+.IR solaris_x86 ,
+.IR sun ,
+.I ultrix
+or
+.IR unixware .
+.IP "\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fP"
Verbose mode.
.SH EXAMPLES
-.IP "\fBpartx \-\-show /dev/sdb3\fP"
-.IP "\fBpartx \-\-show --nr 3 /dev/sdb\fP"
-.IP "\fBpartx \-\-show /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdb\fP"
+.TP
+partx \-\-show /dev/sdb3
+.TQ
+partx \-\-show --nr 3 /dev/sdb
+.TQ
+partx \-\-show /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdb
All three commands list partition 3 of /dev/sdb.
-.IP "\fBpartx \-\-show \- /dev/sdb3\fP"
-Lists all subpartitions on /dev/sdb3 (the device is used as whole-disk).
-.IP "\fBpartx \-o START -g --nr 3 /dev/sdb\fP"
-Prints the start sector of partition 5 on /dev/sda without header.
-.IP "\fBpartx \-o SECTORS,SIZE /dev/sda5 /dev/sda\fP"
-Lists the length in sectors and human-readable size of partition 5 on /dev/sda.
-.IP "\fBpartx \-\-add --nr 3:5 /dev/sdd\fP"
+.TP
+partx \-\-show \- /dev/sdb3
+Lists all subpartitions on /dev/sdb3 (the device is used as
+whole-disk).
+.TP
+partx \-o START -g --nr 5 /dev/sdb
+Prints the start sector of partition 5 on /dev/sdb without header.
+.TP
+partx \-o SECTORS,SIZE /dev/sda5 /dev/sda
+Lists the length in sectors and human-readable size of partition 5 on
+/dev/sda.
+.TP
+partx \-\-add --nr 3:5 /dev/sdd
Adds all available partitions from 3 to 5 (inclusive) on /dev/sdd.
-.IP "\fBpartx \-d --nr :-1 /dev/sdd\fP"
+.TP
+partx \-d --nr :-1 /dev/sdd
Removes the last partition on /dev/sdd.
-
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR addpart (8),
.BR delpart (8),
.BR fdisk (8),
.BR parted (8),
.BR partprobe (8)
-
.SH AUTHORS
-.nf
-Davidlohr Bueso <dave@gnu.org>
-Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
-.fi
-
-The original version was written by Andries E. Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>.
+.MT dave@gnu.org
+Davidlohr Bueso
+.ME
+.br
+.MT kzak@redhat.com
+Karel Zak
+.ME
+.PP
+The original version was written by
+.MT aeb@cwi.nl
+Andries E. Brouwer
+.ME .
.SH AVAILABILITY
The partx command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
+.UR ftp://\:ftp.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util-linux/
+Linux Kernel Archive
+.UE .
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