Comments on: Linux how to determine the file system type http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-determine-find-out-file-system-type/ Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:55:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dingo http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-determine-find-out-file-system-type/comment-page-1/#comment-45165 dingo Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:22:25 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/faq/linux-how-to-determine-the-file-system-type.php#comment-45165 thanks chris "fsck -N /dev/sda1" was exactly what i was looking for. it turns out i am running an old ext2 , arn't we at ext4 now? thanks chris
“fsck -N /dev/sda1″ was exactly what i was looking for. it turns out i am running an old ext2 , arn’t we at ext4 now?

]]> By: Chris Musasizi http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-determine-find-out-file-system-type/comment-page-1/#comment-44518 Chris Musasizi Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:32:53 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/faq/linux-how-to-determine-the-file-system-type.php#comment-44518 use "cat /etc/fstab". Also "fsck -N" use “cat /etc/fstab”.
Also “fsck -N”

]]> By: cefirum http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-determine-find-out-file-system-type/comment-page-1/#comment-38616 cefirum Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:10:33 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/faq/linux-how-to-determine-the-file-system-type.php#comment-38616 @diatoid great hint, thanks a lot! @diatoid

great hint, thanks a lot!

]]> By: diatoid http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-determine-find-out-file-system-type/comment-page-1/#comment-36972 diatoid Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:35:44 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/faq/linux-how-to-determine-the-file-system-type.php#comment-36972 You can try a 'file -s' on the device node. You can try a ‘file -s’ on the device node.

]]> By: Peter Flynn http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-determine-find-out-file-system-type/comment-page-1/#comment-36779 Peter Flynn Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:43:17 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/faq/linux-how-to-determine-the-file-system-type.php#comment-36779 What is the best procedure for identifying the file system type of unmounted SCSI disks (salvaged from a dead Alpha [Digital Unix 4] system)? What is the best procedure for identifying the file system type of unmounted SCSI disks (salvaged from a dead Alpha [Digital Unix 4] system)?

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