1 --- util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/Makefile.am.kzak 2007-01-11 16:30:39.000000000 +0100
2 +++ util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/Makefile.am 2007-01-11 16:30:30.000000000 +0100
5 usrsbinexec_PROGRAMS = addpart delpart partx
6 partx_SOURCES = bsd.c dos.c partx.c solaris.c unixware.c gpt.c crc32.c
7 +man_MANS = addpart.8 delpart.8 partx.8
10 --- /dev/null 2007-01-05 11:17:33.335119060 +0100
11 +++ util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/delpart.8 2007-01-11 16:28:37.000000000 +0100
14 +.\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
15 +.\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
16 +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
17 +.TH DELPART 8 "11 Jan 2007"
20 +simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl
22 +.B delpart device partition
25 +is a program that asks the Linux kernel to remove a partition.
27 +This command doesn't manipulate with partitions on hard drive.
32 +Specify the disk device.
35 +Specify the partition number.
43 --- /dev/null 2007-01-05 11:17:33.335119060 +0100
44 +++ util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/addpart.8 2007-01-11 16:28:37.000000000 +0100
47 +.\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
48 +.\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
49 +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
50 +.TH ADDPART 8 "11 Jan 2007"
53 +simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl
55 +.B addpart device partition start length
58 +is a program that informs the Linux kernel of new partition.
60 +This command doesn't manipulate with partitions on hard drive.
65 +Specify the disk device.
68 +Specify the partition number.
71 +Specify the begin of the partition (in bytes).
74 +Specify the length of the partition (in bytes).
82 --- /dev/null 2007-01-05 11:17:33.335119060 +0100
83 +++ util-linux-2.13-pre7/partx/partx.8 2007-01-11 16:28:37.000000000 +0100
86 +.\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
87 +.\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
88 +.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
89 +.TH PARTX 8 "11 Jan 2007"
92 +telling the kernel about presence and numbering of on-disk partitions.
94 +.B partx [-a|-d|-l] [--type TYPE] [--nr M-N] [partition] disk
96 +Given a block device (
98 +) and a partition table
100 +, try to parse the partition table, and list the
101 +contents. Optionally add or remove partitions.
103 +This is not an fdisk - adding and removing partitions
104 +is not a change of the disk, but just telling the kernel
105 +about presence and numbering of on-disk partitions.
110 +add specified partitions or read disk and add all partitions
113 +delete specified or all partitions
119 +Specify the partition type -- dos, bsd, solaris, unixware or gpt.
122 +Specify the range of partitions (e.g --nr 2-4).