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Essential Linux Commands

You're reading from   Essential Linux Commands 100 Linux commands every system administrator should know

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803239033
Length 250 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Paul Olushile Paul Olushile
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Server Installations and Management Commands
2. Chapter 1: Getting a CentOS Server Up and Running FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Linux User and Group Commands 4. Chapter 3: File Compression and Archival Commands 5. Part 2:Frequently Used Commands – Part 1
6. Chapter 4: Format and Disk Space Commands 7. Chapter 5: Linux Permissions Commands 8. Chapter 6: Filesystem Mount and Manipulation Commands 9. Part 3:Frequently Used Commands – Part 2
10. Chapter 7: File Content and Conversion Commands 11. Chapter 8: Linux SWAP Commands 12. Chapter 9: Linux Monitoring and Debugging Commands 13. Chapter 10: Linux IPTABLES and Network Commands 14. Chapter 11: File Transfer, Downloading, and Managing Log Files 15. Part 4:Linux Security and the Cloud
16. Chapter 12: Exploring Linux Security 17. Chapter 13: Linux in the Cloud 18. Index 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Steps to create a partition

Partitioning is the process of dividing a physical hard drive into multiple logical storage units. In Linux, the process of creating a partition involves defining the size and location of a new partition on a physical hard drive, and then formatting it with a filesystem such as ext4, XFS, or btrfs. Creating partitions is essential for managing disk space effectively and efficiently. With partitioning, system administrators can organize and allocate space on a hard drive to various functions such as the operating system, application files, user data, and swap space.

The process of creating partitions in Linux involves several steps. The first step is to identify the physical hard drive that needs to be partitioned, using the fdisk command or other disk management tools such as lsblk, df, and du. Next, the system administrator must decide on the size and location of the new partition and use the fdisk command to create it. The new partition must then be...

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