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= File System =
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== check hard disk partitions and disk space ==
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sudo fdisk -l
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sudo sfdisk -l -uM
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sudo cfdisk /dev/sdb
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sudo parted -l
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df -h | grep ^/dev
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df -h --output=source,fstype,size,used,avail,pcent,target -x tmpfs -x devtmpfs
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lsblk
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blkid
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hwinfo --block --short
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= ext4 =
 
  fdisk /dev/xvdN
 
  fdisk /dev/xvdN
 
  m show help
 
  m show help
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  mkfs.ext4 /dev/xvdN#
 
  mkfs.ext4 /dev/xvdN#
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== Check ext4 file system ==
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e2fsck -vf /dev/sda2

Revision as of 12:13, 24 March 2018

File System

check hard disk partitions and disk space

sudo fdisk -l
sudo sfdisk -l -uM
sudo cfdisk /dev/sdb
sudo parted -l
df -h | grep ^/dev
df -h --output=source,fstype,size,used,avail,pcent,target -x tmpfs -x devtmpfs
lsblk
blkid
hwinfo --block --short

ext4

fdisk /dev/xvdN
m show help
add new partition (if you want filesystem different from ext4 change with t)
p (print partition table)
w (write partition table)
q (quit)

mkfs.ext4 /dev/xvdN#

Check ext4 file system

e2fsck -vf /dev/sda2
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