Linux partx Command

What is Linux partx Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use partx command in Linux. partx command is partx - tell the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions.

partx Syntax#

partx [-a|-d|-P|-r|-s|-u] [-t type] [-n M:N] [-] disk
partx [-a|-d|-P|-r|-s|-u] [-t type] partition [disk]

partx Examples#

partx Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of partx command. partx command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for partx command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man partx

To open info page for partx command we can use command below.

info partx

To open help page from partx command we can run command below.

partx --help

Linux partx Command Source Code#

You can find partx command source code from the folowing repositories:

• partx source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use partx in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.