Which command is used to format partition in linux system

Which command is used to format a partition in Linux system?

Use the fdisk command to format partitions in Linux systems.

Linux fdisk is a program that creates and maintains partition tables. It is compatible with DOS-type partition tables, BSD or SUN-type disk lists.

Syntax

fdisk [必要参数][选择参数]

Required parameters:

-l List all partition tables

-u and "-l" Used together, display the number of partitions

Select parameters:

-s21df57aa2695a5c9975110392b8c4ec1 Specify partition

-v Version information

Menu operation instructions

m: Display menu and help information

a: Active partition mark/boot partition

d: Delete partition

l: Display partition type

n: Create a new partition

p: Display partition information

q: Exit without saving

t: Set the partition number

v: Perform partitioning Check

w: Save modifications

x: Extended application, advanced functions

Instance

Display the current partition situation:

# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
  Device Boot   Start     End   Blocks  Id System
/dev/sda1  *      1     13   104391  83 Linux
/dev/sda2       14    1305  10377990  8e Linux LVM
Disk /dev/sdb: 5368 MB, 5368709120 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 652 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

Display Each partition of the SCSI hard disk

# fdisk -lu  
Disk /dev/sda: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders, total 20971520 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
  Device Boot   Start     End   Blocks  Id System
/dev/sda1  *     63   208844   104391  83 Linux
/dev/sda2     208845  20964824  10377990  8e Linux LVM
Disk /dev/sdb: 5368 MB, 5368709120 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 652 cylinders, total 10485760 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

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