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.\"     Title: addpart
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.15
.\"      Date: 2022-02-17
.\"    Manual: System Administration
.\"    Source: util-linux 2.38
.\"  Language: English
.\"
.TH "ADDPART" "8" "2022-02-17" "util\-linux 2.38" "System Administration"
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.SH "NAME"
addpart \- tell the kernel about the existence of a partition
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBaddpart\fP \fIdevice partition start length\fP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBaddpart\fP tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. The command is a simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl.
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This command doesn\(cqt manipulate partitions on a block device.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
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\fIdevice\fP
.RS 4
The disk device.
.RE
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\fIpartition\fP
.RS 4
The partition number.
.RE
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\fIstart\fP
.RS 4
The beginning of the partition (in 512\-byte sectors).
.RE
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\fIlength\fP
.RS 4
The length of the partition (in 512\-byte sectors).
.RE
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
.RS 4
Display help text and exit.
.RE
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\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
.RS 4
Print version and exit.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBdelpart\fP(8),
\fBfdisk\fP(8),
\fBparted\fP(8),
\fBpartprobe\fP(8),
\fBpartx\fP(8)
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c
.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "."
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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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" "."