---
name: "virt-list-partitions"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libguestfs-tools"
version: "1:1.44.0-2"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/virt-list-partitions"
---

# virt-list-partitions(1)

List partitions in a virtual machine or disk image

## NAME

virt-list-partitions - List partitions in a virtual machine or disk image

## SYNOPSIS

```
 virt-list-partitions [--options] domname
 virt-list-partitions [--options] disk.img [disk.img ...]
```

## OBSOLETE

This tool is obsolete.  Use [**virt-filesystems**(1)](/virt-filesystems/1.md) as a more flexible replacement.

## DESCRIPTION

`"virt-list-partitions"` is a command line tool to list the partitions that are contained in a virtual machine or disk image.  It is mainly useful as a first step to using [**virt-resize**(1)](/virt-resize/1.md).

`"virt-list-partitions"` is just a simple wrapper around [**libguestfs**(3)](/libguestfs/3.md) functionality.  For more complex cases you should look at the [**guestfish**(1)](/guestfish/1.md) tool.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Display brief help.

- **--version**

  Display version number and exit.

- **-c URI**

  - **--connect URI**

  If using libvirt, connect to the given *URI*.  If omitted, then we connect to the default libvirt hypervisor.

  If you specify guest block devices directly, then libvirt is not used at all.

- **--format** raw

  Specify the format of disk images given on the command line.  If this is omitted then the format is autodetected from the content of the disk image.

  If disk images are requested from libvirt, then this program asks libvirt for this information.  In this case, the value of the format parameter is ignored.

  If working with untrusted raw-format guest disk images, you should ensure the format is always specified.

- **-h**

  - **--human-readable**

  Show sizes in human-readable form (eg. "1G").

- **-l**

  - **--long**

  With this option, `"virt-list-partitions"` displays the type and size of each partition too (where "type" means `"ext3"`, `"pv"` etc.)

- **-t**

  - **--total**

  Display the total size of each block device (as a separate row or rows).

## SEE ALSO

[**guestfs**(3)](/guestfs/3.md), [**guestfish**(1)](/guestfish/1.md), [**virt-filesystems**(1)](/virt-filesystems/1.md), [**virt-list-filesystems**(1)](/virt-list-filesystems/1.md), [**virt-resize**(1)](/virt-resize/1.md), **Sys::Guestfs**(3), **Sys::Virt**(3), http://libguestfs.org/.

## AUTHOR

Richard W.M. Jones http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2009-2020 Red Hat Inc.

## LICENSE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

## BUGS

To get a list of bugs against libguestfs, use this link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

To report a new bug against libguestfs, use this link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter\_bug.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

When reporting a bug, please supply:

- •

  The version of libguestfs.

- •

  Where you got libguestfs (eg. which Linux distro, compiled from source, etc)

- •

  Describe the bug accurately and give a way to reproduce it.

- •

  Run [**libguestfs-test-tool**(1)](/libguestfs-test-tool/1.md) and paste the **complete, unedited** output into the bug report.