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NAME
       delpart - tell the kernel to forget about a partition

SYNOPSIS
       delpart device partition

DESCRIPTION
       delpart asks the Linux kernel to forget about the specified partition
       (a number) on the specified device. The command is a simple wrapper
       around the "del partition" ioctl.

       This command doesn't manipulate partitions on a block device.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
           Display help text and exit.

       -V, --version
           Print version and exit.

SEE ALSO
       addpart(8), fdisk(8), parted(8), partprobe(8), partx(8)

REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at
       <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

AVAILABILITY
       The delpart 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 2.40                   2024-04-06                        DELPART(8)