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FromBill Davidsen <>
SubjectRe: Questions : disk partition re-reading
DateMon, 26 Apr 2004 11:21:25 -0400
Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Previously Andries Brouwer wrote:
> 
>>The answer is always the same: it exists and is called partx.
> 
> 
> Is partx ready for prime time yet? The util-linux sources do not compile
> or install it by default and the only comment in the HISTORY file is
> 'code to play with, not to use'.

So partx is intended to provide a reason for not discussing putting the 
functionality into the kernel, rather than actually being robust enough 
to use? If the author doesn't think it's ready for production use, why 
mention it?


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