Linux Disk Management Basic configuration

To Create a partition step: (7 steps):

1, FDISK/DEV/SDB//Select the hard disk to be partitioned

2, p//view current partition table or N//create new partition

3, p//create primary partition or E//create extended partition

4, 1~4//primary partition and extended partition selection (1~4), logical partition (5~) 1//input start cylinder 100 or +100m//input up to cylinder face

5, L//input L view partition type and ID

6, t//input T 83//Set File type ext3 (ext3 file type ID 83, 5 step View)

7, w//Save Exit

Delete Partition: (4 steps)

1, FDISK/DEV/SDB//Select the hard disk to be partitioned

2, D//Enter delete partition

3, 1//SELECT Delete Primary partition 1 (optionally delete other partitions)

4, w//Save Exit

To format a partition:

mkfs-t EXT3/DEV/SDB1//format SDB1 partition into a ext3 file system

To check and repair the disk:

fsck-a/DEV/SDB1//Check for errors and automatically fix SDB1 partitions

To View disk space usage:

DF-parameter//-a Show All Files |-M in m |-t display file system type

du-parameter-file name//-a recursive display |-s gives only the total for each file

Mount:

Example: Mount-t ext3/dev/sda2/mnt/sda2 mount-t iso9660/dev/cdrom/mnt/cd1 umount-t/mnt/cd1 Note: Modify/etc/fs tab to set boot auto Mount

Linux Disk Management Basic configuration