resizepart - tell the kernel about the new size of a partition
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Availability
The resizepart 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/>.
util-linux 2.41 2025-02-26 RESIZEPART(8)
Description
resizepart tells the Linux kernel about the new size of the specified partition. The command is a simple
wrapper around the "resize partition" ioctl.
This command doesn’t manipulate partitions on a block device.
Name
resizepart - tell the kernel about the new size of a partition
Parameters
device
The disk device.
partition
The partition number.
length
The new length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).
-h, --help
Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
Display version and exit.
Reporting Bugs
For bug reports, use the issue tracker <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.
See Also
addpart(8), delpart(8), fdisk(8), parted(8), partprobe(8), partx(8)
Synopsis
resizepartdevicepartitionlength
