---
name: "proc_partitions"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/proc_partitions"
---

# proc\_partitions(5)

major and minor numbers of partitions

## NAME

/proc/partitions - major and minor numbers of partitions

## DESCRIPTION

- */proc/partitions*

  Contains the major and minor numbers of each partition as well as the number of 1024-byte blocks and the partition name.

## SEE ALSO

[**proc**(5)](/proc/5.md)