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diff --git a/disk-utils/addpart.8 b/disk-utils/addpart.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..05d3464 --- /dev/null +++ b/disk-utils/addpart.8 @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +'\" t +.\" Title: addpart +.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section] +.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.15 +.\" Date: 2022-05-11 +.\" Manual: System Administration +.\" Source: util-linux 2.38.1 +.\" Language: English +.\" +.TH "ADDPART" "8" "2022-05-11" "util\-linux 2.38.1" "System Administration" +.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq +.el .ds Aq ' +.ss \n[.ss] 0 +.nh +.ad l +.de URL +\fI\\$2\fP <\\$1>\\$3 +.. +.als MTO URL +.if \n[.g] \{\ +. mso www.tmac +. am URL +. ad l +. . +. am MTO +. ad l +. . +. LINKSTYLE blue R < > +.\} +.SH "NAME" +addpart \- tell the kernel about the existence of a partition +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.sp +\fBaddpart\fP \fIdevice partition start length\fP +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.sp +\fBaddpart\fP tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. The command is a simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl. +.sp +This command doesn\(cqt manipulate partitions on a block device. +.SH "PARAMETERS" +.sp +\fIdevice\fP +.RS 4 +The disk device. +.RE +.sp +\fIpartition\fP +.RS 4 +The partition number. +.RE +.sp +\fIstart\fP +.RS 4 +The beginning of the partition (in 512\-byte sectors). +.RE +.sp +\fIlength\fP +.RS 4 +The length of the partition (in 512\-byte sectors). +.RE +.sp +\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP +.RS 4 +Display help text and exit. +.RE +.sp +\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP +.RS 4 +Print version and exit. +.RE +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.sp +\fBdelpart\fP(8), +\fBfdisk\fP(8), +\fBparted\fP(8), +\fBpartprobe\fP(8), +\fBpartx\fP(8) +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +.sp +For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c +.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "." +.SH "AVAILABILITY" +.sp +The \fBaddpart\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c +.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."
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