On Linux operating systems, the partprobe command is used to inform the operating system of partition table changes.

Description

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. For instance, if you create a new partition on one of your disks using parted, run partprobe afterwards to make the kernel aware of the new partition configuration.

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Syntax

partprobe [-d] [-s] [devices…]

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partprobe

Update the kernel’s information about the current status of disk partitions, asking it to re-read the partition table.

parted — A disk partition manipulation program.