1KPARTX(8)                Linux Administrator's Manual                KPARTX(8)
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NAME

6       kpartx - Create device maps from partition tables
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SYNOPSIS

9       kpartx [-a | -d | -l] [-v] wholedisk
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DESCRIPTION

12       This  tool,  derived  from util-linux' partx, reads partition tables on
13       specified device  and  create  device  maps  over  partitions  segments
14       detected. It is called from hotplug upon device maps creation and dele‐
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OPTIONS

18       -a     Add partition mappings
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20       -d     Delete partition mappings
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22       -l     List partition mappings that would be added -a
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26       -g     force GUID partition table (GPT)
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28       -v     Operate verbosely
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SEE ALSO

31       multipath(8) multipathd(8) hotplug(8)
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AUTHORS

34       This man page  was  assembled  By  Patrick  Caulfield  for  the  Debian
35       project. From documentation provided by the multipath author Christophe
36       Varoqui, <christophe.varoqui@free.fr> and others.
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41                                   July 2006                         KPARTX(8)