Linux (and Unix) have generally referred to disk partitions by their "traditional" device name, such as /dev/sda2 or /dev/hda5. However, this kind of name for a particular partition can (and will ...

Linux systems provide many ways to look at disk partitions. Here's a look at commands you can use to display useful information -- each providing a different format and with a different focus.

Linux provides quite a few commands to look into file system types. Here's a look at the various file system types used by Linux systems and the commands that will identify them.

Most Linux distributions come with a GUI disk manager. These disk managers let you define and format partitions (I generally use one partition per backup disk), assign mountpoints (for example, /data1 ...

By giving /home its own partition, you can experiment with different Linux distributions and re-install the complete system on a separate / partition, and then when you mount this /home partition, all ...