See Debian Bug #796948 for details Many users are reported to be consuming the output in a scripted setup Signed-off-by: Ritesh Raj Sarraf <rrs@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kpartx/kpartx.8 | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/kpartx/kpartx.8 b/kpartx/kpartx.8 index 021ddc0..564d93b 100644 --- a/kpartx/kpartx.8 +++ b/kpartx/kpartx.8 @@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ kpartx \-av disk.img .PP This will output lines such as: .IP -loop3p1 : 0 20964762 /dev/loop3 63 +add map loop1p1 (254:4): 0 409597 linear 7:1 3 .PP The -.I loop3p1 +.I loop1p1 is the name of a device file under .I /dev/mapper which you can use to access the partition, for example to fsck it: .IP -fsck /dev/mapper/loop3p1 +fsck /dev/mapper/loop1p1 .PP When you're done, you need to remove the devices: .IP -- 2.8.1 -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel