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Operating_Systems/Disks.md
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@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ The following diagram represents the basic anatomy of a disk device.
### Viewing current partitions ### Viewing current partitions
Whenever you install a Linux distribution on a real or virtual machine, you must partition the drive. There are three main tools to choose from: `parted`, `g(raphical)parted`, `fdisk`. Whenever you install a Linux distribution on a real or virtual machine, you must partition the drive. There are three main tools to choose from: `parted`, `g(raphical)parted`, `fdisk`.
For a top-level overview of your disks and their main partitions you can run `lsblk` (_list block devices_):
```bash
$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda 8:0 0 465.7G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 200M 0 part
└─sda2 8:2 0 465.4G 0 part /run/media/thomas/ganesh
nvme0n1 259:0 0 476.9G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 488M 0 part
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 27.9G 0 part /
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 448.5G 0 part /home
```
We can use `parted -l` to view the partition table for the current machine: We can use `parted -l` to view the partition table for the current machine:
```bash ```bash