addpart device partition start length
addpart tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. The command is a simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl.
This command doesn't manipulate partitions on a block device.
device
partition
start
length
-h, --help
-V, --version
delpart(8), fdisk(8), parted(8), partprobe(8), partx(8)
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.
The addpart command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.