minix man page for repartit

Query: repartit

OS: minix

Section: 8

Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar

REPARTITION(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    REPARTITION(8)

NAME
repartition - load a partition table
SYNOPSIS
repartition device [partition-file]
DESCRIPTION
Repartition uploads a new partition table for the partitions of device. The table is obtained from the first sector of partition-file if given, device otherwise. Device may refer to the whole drive or a primary partition, depending on whether you want to upload a partition or a subpartition table. The partitions will be truncated to fit within the enclosing device like the disk driver does, unless the numbers are coming from partition-file.
EXAMPLES
repartition /dev/hd0 repartition /dev/hd4 /etc/hd4.table Reload the partition table of drive 0 setting /dev/hd[1-4], and the subpartition table of /dev/hd4 setting /dev/hd4[a-d] using a file. The latter may be useful if you need more than the 4 subpartitions a single Minix partition gives you.
DIAGNOSTICS
The new table is printed on standard output.
FILES
/dev/hd[0-9]
SEE ALSO
hd(4), part(8).
BUGS
The disk must be in use for the changes to stick. The partition table of an idle disk will be reloaded on the first open.
AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl) REPARTITION(8)
Related Man Pages
kpartx(8) - centos
kpartx(8) - debian
repartit(8) - minix
wren(3) - plan9
kpartx(8) - linux
Similar Topics in the Unix Linux Community
/tmp filesystem full
script to monitor partition cant execute
Duplicate directory in same partition help.
Increase root partition by moving starting cylinder
/var partition full need help