1 .TH KPARTX 8 "July 2006" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
3 kpartx \- Create device maps from partition tables
11 This tool, derived from util-linux' partx, reads partition
12 tables on specified device and create device maps over partitions
13 segments detected. It is called from hotplug upon device maps
14 creation and deletion.
18 Add partition mappings
21 Delete partition mappings
24 List partition mappings that would be added -a
27 set device name-partition number delimiter
30 force creation of mappings; overrides 'no_partitions' feature
33 force GUID partition table (GPT)
42 This man page was assembled By Patrick Caulfield
43 for the Debian project. From documentation provided
44 by the multipath author Christophe Varoqui, <christophe.varoqui@opensvc.com> and others.