partprobe(8) - Linux man page

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partprobe(8) - Linux man page

Postby lik » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:22 am

Name
partprobe - inform the OS of partition table changes

Synopsis
partprobe [-d] [-s] [devices...]

Description
partprobe is a program that informs the operating system kernel of partition table changes, by requesting that the operating system re-read the partition table.

Options
This program uses short UNIX style options.

-d
Don't update the kernel.
-s
Show a summary of devices and their partitions.
-h
Show summary of options.
-v
Show version of program.
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