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Partitioning

Commands - blkid list all the devices that are being in used

currently - lbsk list block devices - -e to exclude things like snap - lsscsi It displays a list of SCSI devices connected to the system, (such as disk, CD/DVD drive, or tape drive) - fdisk tool to partiont - fcstat Show the fiber connected devices - resize2fs to resize the partiton(without arguments it fills up the entire partion)

[!bug] Remeber to partprobe after changenig to let kernel veryfie

Chaking the size of the diskck and fles

  • df
  • du

Partitioning process

Inform operating system that the new partiotion where created 

partprobe

Wipefs

Docs

The leftower patition issues 

# This only shows what partiontabels are left on the block devcie
sudo wipefs /dev/sda
# Output: 
# DEVICE OFFSET TYPE UUID LABEL
# sda    0x1fe  dos
# ------------------------------ 
# This wipes of the remaining partitions
sudo wipefs /dev/sda -a