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authorPhillip Susi2012-12-14 20:57:25 +0100
committerKarel Zak2012-12-19 10:48:12 +0100
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partx: add update command
Update the kernel partition table to match what is on disk. Remove any extra partitions and add any missing ones. Signed-off-by: Phillip Susi <psusi@ubuntu.com>
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diff --git a/disk-utils/partx.8 b/disk-utils/partx.8
index 6142bd09f..d5de3d938 100644
--- a/disk-utils/partx.8
+++ b/disk-utils/partx.8
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
partx \- tell the Linux kernel about the presence and numbering of
on-disk partitions
.SH SYNOPSIS
-partx [\-a|\-d|\-s] [\-t TYPE] [\-n M:N] [\-] disk
+partx [\-a|\-d|\-s|\-u] [\-t TYPE] [\-n M:N] [\-] disk
.br
-partx [\-a|\-d|\-s] [\-t TYPE] partition [disk]
+partx [\-a|\-d|\-s|\-u] [\-t TYPE] partition [disk]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Given a device or disk-image,
.B partx
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Add the specified partitions, or read the disk and add all partitions.
Print the SIZE column in bytes rather than in human-readable format.
.IP "\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-delete\fP"
Delete the specified partitions or all partitions.
+.IP "\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-update\fP"
+Update the specified partitions.
.IP "\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-noheadings\fP"
Do not print a header line.
.IP "\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fP"