--- util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/Makefile.am.kzak 2007-01-11 16:30:39.000000000 +0100 +++ util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/Makefile.am 2007-01-11 16:30:30.000000000 +0100 @@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ usrsbinexec_PROGRAMS = addpart delpart partx partx_SOURCES = bsd.c dos.c partx.c solaris.c unixware.c gpt.c crc32.c +man_MANS = addpart.8 delpart.8 partx.8 endif --- /dev/null 2007-01-05 11:17:33.335119060 +0100 +++ util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/delpart.8 2007-01-11 16:28:37.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +.\" delpart.8 -- +.\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak +.\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License +.TH DELPART 8 "11 Jan 2007" +.SH NAME +delpart \- +simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B delpart device partition +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B delpart +is a program that asks the Linux kernel to remove a partition. + +This command doesn't manipulate with partitions on hard drive. + +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.BI device +Specify the disk device. +.TP +.BI partition +Specify the partition number. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR addpart (8), +.BR fdisk (8), +.BR parted (8), +.BR partprobe (8), +.BR partx (8) --- /dev/null 2007-01-05 11:17:33.335119060 +0100 +++ util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/addpart.8 2007-01-11 16:28:37.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +.\" addpart.8 -- +.\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak +.\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License +.TH ADDPART 8 "11 Jan 2007" +.SH NAME +addpart \- +simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B addpart device partition start length +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B addpart +is a program that informs the Linux kernel of new partition. + +This command doesn't manipulate with partitions on hard drive. + +.SH PARAMETERS +.TP +.BI device +Specify the disk device. +.TP +.BI partition +Specify the partition number. +.TP +.BI start +Specify the begin of the partition (in bytes). +.TP +.BI length +Specify the length of the partition (in bytes). + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR delpart (8), +.BR fdisk (8), +.BR parted (8), +.BR partprobe (8), +.BR partx (8) --- /dev/null 2007-01-05 11:17:33.335119060 +0100 +++ util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/partx.8 2007-01-11 16:28:37.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +.\" partx.8 -- +.\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak +.\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License +.TH PARTX 8 "11 Jan 2007" +.SH NAME +partx \- +telling the kernel about presence and numbering of on-disk partitions. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B partx [-a|-d|-l] [--type TYPE] [--nr M-N] [partition] disk +.SH DESCRIPTION +Given a block device ( +.B disk +) and a partition table +.B type +, try to parse the partition table, and list the +contents. Optionally add or remove partitions. + +This is not an fdisk - adding and removing partitions +is not a change of the disk, but just telling the kernel +about presence and numbering of on-disk partitions. + +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.B \-a +add specified partitions or read disk and add all partitions +.TP +.B \-d +delete specified or all partitions +.TP +.B \-l +list partitions +.TP +.BI --type " TYPE" +Specify the partition type -- dos, bsd, solaris, unixware or gpt. +.TP +.BI --nr " M-N" +Specify the range of partitions (e.g --nr 2-4). + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR addpart (8), +.BR delpart (8), +.BR fdisk (8), +.BR parted (8), +.BR partprobe (8)