Create partitions and filesystems Flashcards
What command will show the space used in a directory?
du
What is the traditonal tool for partitioning a disk in Linux?
fdisk (fixed disk)
What tool can create and resize partitions?
parted
What command will low level format a floppy disk?
fdformat
Which Linux file system does not have journaling?
ext2
Which Linux file system is uses journaling and is suitable for disks over 32TB and files over 2TB?
ext4
Which linux file system is suitable for a large number of small files?
ReiserFS
What is a good file system for exchanging data between OS on a common disk?
fat or vfat
What is file system ISO-9660 used for?
CDs
What device uses file system UDF?
DVD
What command will create a file system on a partion?
mkfs
What command will mount a partition?
mount /dev/path /mountpoint
What file system by Silicon Graphics is very sophisticated and a has a repution for robustness and speed?
xfs
What command will list all the partitons?
fdisk -l
What command will convert a disk into a swap space?
mkswap