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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

       -v     Operate verbosely

SEE ALSO
       multipath(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@free.fr> and others.

				   July 2006			     KPARTX(8)
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