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title: "partitions"
tags: [ "Documentation", "system" ]
tags: [ "Documentation", "System" ]
---
# FDisk Basics
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fdisk will not help with a GPT formatted drive. For this, use gdisk, which is mostly the same.
Now that we have a partition, we can make it into a filesystem. Most will use:
Now that we have a partition, we can make it into a fileSystem. Most will use:
> sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdc1
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> sudo mkswap /dev/sdb2
or for the reiser filesystem, we can use:
or for the reiser fileSystem, we can use:
> sudo mkreiserfs /dev/sdc2
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> df -i
Examine a filesystem with:
Examine a fileSystem with:
> sudo dumpe2fs /dev/sda1 | less
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> sudo tune2fs -i 1m /dev/sda1
This thing can also make a new label for the system:
This thing can also make a new label for the System:
> sudo tune2fs -L new_name /dev/sdb3
# Repair
Start by unmounting the filesystem.
Start by unmounting the fileSystem.
> sudo umount /dev/sdc1
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# File Systems
xfs and zfs can only be expanded.
# Shrink Filesystem
# Shrink FileSystem
NB: When I followed these instructions, the process destroyed my data. Seemed fine on the YouTube video.
Check the filesystem's health:
Check the fileSystem's health:
> sudo e2fsck -f /dev/sdb1
Resize the file system to something smaller than what you want, so here I want 500G and so I resize to 450 G.
Resize the file System to something smaller than what you want, so here I want 500G and so I resize to 450 G.
> resize2fs /dev/sdb1 450G
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> d
Then make a new filesystem of the desired type with:
Then make a new fileSystem of the desired type with:
> n