.. index:: addpart (command)

.. _command_addpart:

addpart - add a partition description to a device
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Usage
^^^^^
``addpart [-n] DEVICE PART``

Options
^^^^^^^
-n
 do not use the device name as prefix of the partition name

Description
^^^^^^^^^^^
Create partitions on device DEVICE using the partition description
from PART.
PART contains a partition description compatible to the Kernel mtd
commandline partition description:
SIZE1[@OFFSET1](NAME1)[RO],SIZE2[@OFFSET2](NAME2)[RO],...
The size and the offset can be given in decimal (without any prefix) and
in hex (prefixed with 0x). Both can have an optional suffix K, M or G.
The size of the last partition can be specified as '-' for the remaining
space on the device.

.. generated from: /ptx/work/WORK_EIHEI/sha/backup/barebox/barebox-maintainer-utils/barebox/commands/partition.c
.. command function: do_addpart