Linux Disks and partitions - BenWare-FED/Notes-for-df-analysis GitHub Wiki

MBR Partition Scheme:

Master boot record

has a partition limit of 4

2 terabyte disk limit

GPT Partition Scheme:

Has a legacy MBR header

allows up to 128 partitions

drives

The x is a placeholder for any letter

sd is for SSDs and hd is for hard drives

/dev/sdx

/dev/hdx

mounted volumes

The x is a placeholder for any letter

sd is for SSDs and hd is for hard drives

/dev/sdx#

/dev/hdx#

ex: /dev/hdb2

Commands

lsblk: List all block devices eg: lopps and drives

fdisk -l: Lists all devices. Must be run from the root