DELPART(8) System Administration DELPART(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

delpart - tell the kernel to forget about a partition

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**delpart** *device partition*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**delpart** asks the Linux kernel to forget about the specified *partition* (a number) on the specified *device*. The command is a simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl.

This command doesn’t manipulate partitions on a block device.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-h**, **--help**

Display help text and exit.

**-V**, **--version**

Display version and exit.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**addpart**(8)](/man/os/util-linux/addpart.8), [**fdisk**(8)](/man/os/util-linux/fdisk.8), [**parted**(8)](/man/os/util-linux/parted.8), [**partprobe**(8)](/man/os/util-linux/partprobe.8), [**partx**(8)](/man/os/util-linux/partx.8)

# [REPORTING BUGS](#REPORTING_BUGS)

For bug reports, use the *issue tracker* <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

The **delpart** command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from *Linux Kernel Archive* <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

2026-09-25 util-linux 2.42.4

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Document: delpart(8) from util-linux 2.42.4-r0 (Chainguard OS)