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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 3 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)

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