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"How exactly do I go about formatting a linux partition?"
A partition may not be mounted when you format it so the first thing to do is umount the partition. For example if the partition is /dev/hda3 mounted on /winc then:
umount /winc
Then decide what file system you want to use. If you are not sure then I suggest that you use ext2.
Then format the partition:
mke2fs /dev/hda3
see:
man umount
man mkfs
man mke2fs
man fstab
Last edited by jailbait; 09-16-2003 at 07:00 PM.
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