9srv Manual Collection/plan9/partfs(8) 9srv Manual Collection/plan9/partfs(8)
NAME
partfs - serve file, with partitions

SYNOPSIS
disk/partfs [ -Dr ] [ -d diskname ] [ -m mtpt ] [ -p 9load-parts ] [ -s srvname ] diskimage

DESCRIPTION
Partfs presents the file diskimage in the manner of sd(3) on mtpt/diskname (default /dev/sdXX). Changes made to the disk are written through to diskimage unless the -r option is given.

When setting disk geometry with the geometry control message, the arguments are sectors and sector size.

The -m option causes partfs to mount its synthetic file system at mtpt instead of /dev.

The -p option causes partfs to treat 9load-parts as a partition environment variable constructed by 9load (see 9boot(8)) and adds the defined partitions. This is used primarily by boot(8) to assist booting from USB disks.

The -s option causes partfs to post its 9P service at /srv/service.

EXAMPLES
Partition a USB flash device:

disk/partfs /dev/sdU0.0/data disk/mbr -m /386/mbr /dev/sdXX/data disk/fdisk -baw /dev/sdXX/data disk/prep /dev/sdXX/plan9

SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/disk/partfs.c

SEE ALSO
fs(3), sd(3), disksim(8), prep(8)

9srv Manual Collection/plan9/partfs(8) Rev:  Wed Mar 28 16:10:00 PDT 2012