Linux partprobe command
Updated: 05/04/2019 by Computer Hope
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.
Syntax
partprobe [-d] [-s] [devices...]
Options
| -d | Don't update the kernel. |
| -s | Show a summary of devices and their partitions. |
| -h | Show summary of options. |
| -v | Show version of program. |
Examples
partprobe
Update the kernel's information about the current status of disk partitions, asking it to re-read the partition table.
Related commands
parted — A disk partition manipulation program.