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partprobe

Notify the operating system kernel of partition table changes. More information: https://manned.org/partprobe.
  • Notify the operating system kernel of partition table changes:
    sudo partprobe
  • Notify the kernel of partition table changes and show a summary of devices and their partitions:
    sudo partprobe --summary
  • Show a summary of devices and their partitions but don't notify the kernel:
    sudo partprobe --summary --dry-run

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