August 2013
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
9h 41m
English
Content preview from Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Power Users, 2nd Edition
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Administering Filesystems
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding Linux filesystem types
Partitioning disks with fdisk and parted
Working with labels with e2label and findfs
Creating filesystems with mkfs
Viewing filesystem info with tune2fs/dumpe2fs
Using swap areas with mkswap, swapon, and swapoff
Using fstab, mount, and umount to mount and unmount filesystems
Checking filesystems with badblocks and fsck
Creating encrypted filesystems
Viewing RAID information with mdadm
Checking disk space with du and df
Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
Filesystems provide the structures in which files, directories, devices, and other elements of the system are accessed from Linux. Linux supports many different types of filesystems (ext4, VFAT, ISO9660, NTFS, and so on) as well as many different types of media on which filesystems can exist (hard disks, CDs, USB flash drives, Zip drives, network drives, and so on).
Creating and managing disk partitions and the filesystems on those partitions are among the most critical jobs in administering a Linux system. That's because if you mess up your filesystem, you might very well lose the critical data stored on your computer's hard disk or removable media.
This chapter contains commands for partitioning storage media, creating filesystems, mounting and unmounting partitions, and checking filesystems for errors and disk space.
Understanding Filesystem Basics
Even though many different filesystem types are available in Linux, you will probably only assign a few ...
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