Gaurav Masand

Practical notes on Linux, Unix, Oracle, PostgreSQL, command-line tools and systems engineering.

Check Linux Partitions and Filesystems

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Before mounting, resizing or troubleshooting storage, first check how disks, partitions and filesystems are arranged on the system. List block devices Show filesystem types Check mounted filesystems These commands are safer first steps than editing partition tables directly. Confirm the device name carefully before running any command that changes storage.