1nbdkit-partition-filter(1) NBDKIT nbdkit-partition-filter(1)
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6 nbdkit-partition-filter - nbdkit partition filter
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9 nbdkit --filter=partition plugin partition=PART [plugin-args...]
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12 "nbdkit-partition-filter" is a filter that limits requests to a single
13 partition within a disk image that is served by another plugin.
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15 Partition numbers are specified by the required "partition" parameter,
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18 This works like the "qemu-nbd -P" option.
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20 The opposite of this filter is nbdkit-partitioning-plugin(1) which adds
21 a virtual partition table to a file or files.
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27 This parameter is required.
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30 disk.img is a partitioned disk image (eg. a virtual machine disk
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33 nbdkit --filter=partition file disk.img partition=1
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36 nbdkit(1), nbdkit-file-plugin(1), nbdkit-filter(3),
37 nbdkit-offset-filter(1), nbdkit-partitioning-plugin(1),
38 nbdkit-truncate-filter(1), parted(8).
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41 Eric Blake
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43 Richard W.M. Jones
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