# DELPART - tell the kernel to forget about a partition - man(8) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       delpart - tell the kernel to forget about a partition

## SYNOPSIS
       **delpart _**device_ _partition_

## DESCRIPTION
       **delpart **asks the Linux kernel to forget about the specified _partition_ (a number) on the
       specified _device_. The command is a simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl.

       This command doesn’t manipulate partitions on a block device.

## OPTIONS
### -h --help
           Display help text and exit.

### -V --version
           Print version and exit.

## SEE ALSO
       [**addpart**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/addpart/8/markdown), [**fdisk**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fdisk/8/markdown), [**parted**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/parted/8/markdown), [**partprobe**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/partprobe/8/markdown), [**partx**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/partx/8/markdown)

## REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

## AVAILABILITY
       The **delpart **command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux
       Kernel Archive <<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>>.

util-linux 2.39.3                            2023-10-23                                   [_DELPART_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DELPART/8/markdown)