partx
Parse a partition table and tell the kernel about it. More information: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/partx.8.html.
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List the partitions on a block device or disk image:
sudo partx --list {{path/to/device_or_disk_image}}
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Add all the partitions found in a given block device to the kernel:
sudo partx --add --verbose {{path/to/device_or_disk_image}}
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Delete all the partitions found from the kernel (does not alter partitions on disk):
sudo partx --delete {{path/to/device_or_disk_image}}
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