util-linux/disk-utils/delpart.8

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.\" Title: delpart
.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.15
.\" Date: 2022-05-11
.\" Manual: System Administration
.\" Source: util-linux 2.38.1
.\" Language: English
.\"
.TH "DELPART" "8" "2022-05-11" "util\-linux 2.38.1" "System Administration"
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.SH "NAME"
delpart \- tell the kernel to forget about a partition
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBdelpart\fP \fIdevice partition\fP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBdelpart\fP asks the Linux kernel to forget about the specified \fIpartition\fP (a number) on the specified \fIdevice\fP. The command is a simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl.
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This command doesn\(cqt manipulate partitions on a block device.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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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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\fBaddpart\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 \fBdelpart\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" "."