Comments on: 8 Partx Command Usage Examples in Linux https://www.tecmint.com/partx-command-in-linux-with-examples/ Tecmint - Linux Howtos, Tutorials, Guides, News, Tips and Tricks. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:00:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: dragonmouth https://www.tecmint.com/partx-command-in-linux-with-examples/comment-page-1/#comment-1523196 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:34:00 +0000 https://www.tecmint.com/?p=33083#comment-1523196 “It is used to tell the kernel about the presence and numbering of partitions on a disk.”

Why should the kernel be told about the presence and numbering of partitions? Isn’t the kernel already aware of all disks and partitions on the system because of the hardware identification modules that run during bootup?

When you use the '-d' option, are you actually deleting the partition, or are just telling the kernel not to “see” the partition?

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