If you get an error, continue to manually reboot your system. Run the following command to use the new table without rebooting. The operation has completed successfully. OK writing new GUID partition table (GPT) to /dev/vdb. Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = 8300):Ĭhanged type of partition to 'Linux filesystem'įinal checks complete. P primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)Į extended (container for logical partitions)įirst sector (2048-62914559, default 2048): $ sudo fdisk /dev/vdbĬhanges will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.īe careful before using the write command.ĭevice does not contain a recognized partition table.Ĭreated a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xd898b73d. Afterward, you have to write the changes with ‘ w‘ to save the changes. Then you can press enter to choose the default size allocation or input the size you want. It will enter into the partition editor and you will type ‘n’ for creating a new partition. As shown above, I have one disk with 2 partitions with the second one having any partitions.Ĭreate a partition on the empty disk using the following command. This will list down all the disks available and their partitions if they have any. I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytesĭevice Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes To list the devices, you can use the following command.

It is a command-line utility used to create partitions and manipulate data on a disk. There are several tools used to partition disks in Linux, They include fdisk, gdisk, parted, mkfs and mkswap. There are different file systems that Linux offers like Ext, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS, btrfs, and swap. They give you a method of organizing files, handling data on a disk, and managing storage. It also increases backup and security where if one operation is affected, the other is not affected.įilesystems are a collection of files on a hard drive or partitions. With partitioning, you can upgrade your hard drive and allows for efficient disk management. It can be used for dual-booting where you can have multiple operating systems installed. Partitioning is dividing a single hard drive into many logical drives known as partitions which can be worked on separately.

Disk management command