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Old 08-09-2012, 01:34 AM   #1
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Number of partitons


PLease suggest how to find number of partitions existing on a linux machine.
 
Old 08-09-2012, 01:36 AM   #2
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Hi,

as root:
Code:
fdisk -l
check the fdisk man page for details.

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Old 08-09-2012, 01:37 AM   #3
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Wink

run the following command to find the partitions in your Linux system:

sudo fdisk -l

if(fdisk is not installed, first install it with following command)

sudo apt-get install fdisk

then run the above first command again.
Hope it will help
 
Old 08-09-2012, 01:46 AM   #4
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Thanks for responding.. But is there any other way as i m not root & not allowed to run fdisk ???
 
Old 08-09-2012, 01:49 AM   #5
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use this: sudo fdisk -l

---------- Post added 08-09-12 at 10:50 AM ----------

you can also use:

gparted

for this purpose as well.
 
Old 08-09-2012, 01:58 AM   #6
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Can we use /proc/partition info also as an alternative to fdisk?
 
Old 08-09-2012, 03:00 AM   #7
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G-parted indeed. I used it last week and it is an efficient application.
Helpful in looking at all partitions on your computer.
 
Old 08-09-2012, 06:55 PM   #8
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http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5....oc-mounts.html
 
Old 08-09-2012, 07:41 PM   #9
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You can use
Code:
cat /proc/partitions

#Or if the admin will give you access 
# to just this cmd
sudo fdisk -l
 
  


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