La page de man de fdisk.

Très pratique pour repérer une carte SD ou une clé USB.

# fdisk -l
 
Disk /dev/vda: 10 GiB, 10737418240 bytes, 20971520 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
 
Device     Boot Start      End  Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/vda1  *     2048 20971519 20969472  10G 83 Linux

Comme sur l'article “ajouter_un_disque_dur_sur_un_vps” :

# fdisk /dev/vdb
 
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.25.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
 
Device does not contain a recognized partition table.
Created a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x78fc199b.
 
Command (m for help): n
Partition type
   p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
   e   extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1
First sector (2048-104857599, default 2048): 
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-104857599, default 104857599): 
 
Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 50 GiB.
 
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

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