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.\" Title: resizepart
.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.20
.\" Date: 2025-02-26
.\" Manual: System Administration
.\" Source: util-linux 2.41
.\" Language: English
.\"
.TH "RESIZEPART" "8" "2025-02-26" "util\-linux 2.41" "System Administration"
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.SH "NAME"
resizepart \- tell the kernel about the new size of a partition
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBresizepart\fP \fIdevice partition length\fP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBresizepart\fP tells the Linux kernel about the new size of the specified partition. The command is a simple wrapper around the "resize partition" ioctl.
.sp
This command doesn\(cqt manipulate partitions on a block device.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.sp
\fIdevice\fP
.RS 4
The disk device.
.RE
.sp
\fIpartition\fP
.RS 4
The partition number.
.RE
.sp
\fIlength\fP
.RS 4
The new length of the partition (in 512\-byte sectors).
.RE
.sp
\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
.RS 4
Display help text and exit.
.RE
.sp
\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
.RS 4
Display version and exit.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.sp
\fBaddpart\fP(8),
\fBdelpart\fP(8),
\fBfdisk\fP(8),
\fBparted\fP(8),
\fBpartprobe\fP(8),
\fBpartx\fP(8)
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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For bug reports, use the \c
.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "issue tracker" "."
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The \fBresizepart\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."
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