Disk Management Commands
Your Linux system may have multiple disks (HDD or SSD). These disks may be divided into partitions. The partitions are generally called devices in Linux.
The commands mentioned in this section deals with disk management, partition handling, filesystem creation and filesystem checking.
You'll learn about the following commands:
| Command | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| df | Checking disk space | df command examples |
| dd | Copying and converting files | dd command examples |
| mkfs | Format a disk or partition in a certain filesystem | mkfs command examples |
| fsck | Checking and (optionally) repairing the file system | fsck command examples |
| findmnt | Robust and customizable listing of mounted file systems | findmnt command examples |
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