Usage: partx [-a|-d|-s|-u] [--nr | ] Tell the kernel about the presence and numbering of partitions. Options: -a, --add add specified partitions or all of them -d, --delete delete specified partitions or all of them -u, --update update specified partitions or all of them -s, --show list partitions -b, --bytes print SIZE in bytes rather than in human readable format -g, --noheadings don't print headings for --show -n, --nr specify the range of partitions (e.g. --nr 2:4) -o, --output define which output columns to use --output-all output all columns -P, --pairs use key="value" output format -r, --raw use raw output format -S, --sector-size overwrite sector size -t, --type specify the partition type --list-types list supported partition types and exit -v, --verbose verbose mode -h, --help display this help -V, --version display version Available output columns: NR partition number START start of the partition in sectors END end of the partition in sectors SECTORS number of sectors SIZE human readable size NAME partition name UUID partition UUID TYPE partition type (a string, a UUID, or hex) FLAGS partition flags SCHEME partition table type (dos, gpt, ...) For more details see partx(8).