Linux uses hard drives

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Author: User
Tags memory usage

One, hard disk partition planning:

  swap (swap, swaps, swaps) partition : Virtual memory usage, cannot save user information.

Boot (boot) partition : Save the relevant files for boot system.

  Root (root) partition : Place the root of the system file, and all files are saved under the partition.

Primary partition extended partition logical partition, one hard disk can only 4 primary partitions, if more than four primary partitions will create an extended partition, and then draw out multiple logical partitions from the extended partition.

    • To view the hard drive devices in the current system

   #ls-L/dev/sd*

    • To view the partition of a hard drive

#fdisk-L/DEV/SDA

    

  

To create a primary partition:

Step 1. Enter the partition interface

#fdisk/dev/sda1 

  

Linux uses hard drives

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