Linux: Instructions for using the File System command on Linux (Part 1)

Overview

Utilities support

The fdisk family: These programs (fdisk, cfdisk, and sfdisk) are text-mode tools that can handle MBR
GPT fdisk: This family (gdisk, cgdisk, and sgdisk) is modelled after the fdisk family but works on GPT disks

Command

mount command: to manually attach the device onto a directory location, or mount point

Example:

umount command: detaches the mentioned file system(s) from the file hierachy

mount command without parameter be used to view currently mounted file system, the mount points, and options

mount command with -a option will apply mounting stored in /etc/fstab

File system specifier: For disk-based file system, either a device file name, a file system label specification

Mount options: A comma-separated list of options that can be used to control mount’s bahavior

Dump frequency: If the dump backup utility is used, the number in this field controls dump’s handling of the specified file system

File system check order: Controls the order in which the file system checker fsck checks the integrity of the file systems

blkid command
The blkid command displays available attributes such as its universally unique identifier (UUID), file system type, or volume label

df command
df command reports the amount of available disk space being used by file systems

How to create new partition
- [hard_disk]: disk you want to create new partition
- Enter m to open action table
- Enter n to add a new partition
- Enter w to save configure

How to delete partition
- Enter m to open action table
- Enter d to choose delete action
- Enter number of partition you want to delete
- Enter w to save configure

partprobe command
partprobe is a program that informs the operating system kernel of partition table changes, by requesting that the operating system re-load the partition table