KPARTX(8) Linux Administrator's Manual KPARTX(8)NAME
kpartx - Create device maps from partition tables
SYNOPSIS
kpartx [-a | -d | -l] [-v] wholedisk
DESCRIPTION
This tool, derived from util-linux' partx, reads partition tables on
specified device and create device maps over partitions segments
detected. It is called from hotplug upon device maps creation and dele‐
tion.
OPTIONS-a Add partition mappings
-d Delete partition mappings
-l List partition mappings that would be added -a
-p set device name-partition number delimiter
-g force GUID partition table (GPT)
-v Operate verbosely
SEE ALSOmultipath(8)multipathd(8)hotplug(8)AUTHORS
This man page was assembled By Patrick Caulfield for the Debian
project. From documentation provided by the multipath author Christophe
Varoqui, <christophe.varoqui@opensvc.com> and others.
July 2006 KPARTX(8)