{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ADDPART",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ADDPART/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-14T05:51:44Z",
    "synopsis": "addpart device partition start length",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "addpart - tell the kernel about the existence of a partition\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "addpart device partition start length\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "addpart tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. The command is\na simple wrapper around the \"add partition\" ioctl.\n\nThis command doesn’t manipulate partitions on a block device.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "PARAMETERS": {
            "content": "device\nThe disk device.\n\npartition\nThe partition number.\n\nstart\nThe beginning of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).\n\nlength\nThe length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "delpart(8), fdisk(8), parted(8), partprobe(8), partx(8)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "REPORTING BUGS": {
            "content": "For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AVAILABILITY": {
            "content": "The addpart command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux\nKernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.\n\n\n\nutil-linux 2.37.2                            2021-06-02                                   ADDPART(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "addpart - tell the kernel about the existence of a partition",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "delpart",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/delpart/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "fdisk",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fdisk/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "parted",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/parted/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "partprobe",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/partprobe/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "partx",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/partx/8/json"
        }
    ]
}