partprobe
name
partprobe - inform the OS of partition table changes
synopsis
partprobe [-d] [-s] [devices...]
description
This manual page documents briefly the partprobe command.
partprobe is a program that informs the operating system kernel of partition table changes, by requesting that the operating system re-read the partition table.
options
This program uses short UNIX style options.
-d Don't update the kernel.
-s Show a summary of devices and their partitions.
-h Show summary of options.
-v Show version of program.
see also
parted(8).
author
This manual page was written by Timshel Knoll <timshel@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).