09-16-2007
64-bit or 32-bit OS
uname -a
If its 64-bit linux, it shows x86_64 in the output of the above uname command. Otherwise its 32-bit .
Hope it helps.
Cheers, Bru.
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NAME
addpart - tell the kernel about the existence of a partition
SYNOPSIS
addpart device partition start length
DESCRIPTION
addpart tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. The command is a simple wrapper around the "add partition"
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PARAMETERS
device The disk device.
partition
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start The beginning of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).
length The length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).
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