---
name: "delpart"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "util-linux"
version: "2.42.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/delpart"
---

# delpart(8)

tell the kernel to forget about a partition

## NAME

delpart - tell the kernel to forget about a partition

## SYNOPSIS

**delpart** *device partition*

## DESCRIPTION

**delpart** asks the Linux kernel to forget about the specified *partition* (a number) on the specified *device*. The command is a simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl.

This command doesn’t manipulate partitions on a block device.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display help text and exit.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Display version and exit.

## SEE ALSO

[**addpart**(8)](/addpart/8.md), [**fdisk**(8)](/fdisk/8.md), [**parted**(8)](/parted/8.md), [**partprobe**(8)](/partprobe/8.md), [**partx**(8)](/partx/8.md)

## REPORTING BUGS

For bug reports, use the *issue tracker* \<https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues\>.

## AVAILABILITY

The **delpart** command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from *Linux Kernel Archive* \<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/\>.