Provided by: util-linux_2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4_amd64 bug

NAME
       addpart - tell the kernel about the existence of a partition


SYNOPSIS
       addpart device partition start length


DESCRIPTION
       addpart tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. The command is a simple
       wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl.

       This command doesn’t manipulate partitions on a block device.


PARAMETERS
       device
           The disk device.

       partition
           The partition number.

       start
           The beginning of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).

       length
           The length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).


SEE ALSO
       delpart(8), fdisk(8), parted(8), partprobe(8), partx(8)


REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues.


AVAILABILITY
       The addpart command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
       <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

util-linux 2.37.2                                  2021-06-02                                         ADDPART(8)