How to know partition file system type?

Hondro · 11-28-2006, 02:56 AM

Hi, in /etc/fstab partition types are defined (reiserfs, ext3, ext2). If partition is not defined in /etc/fstab i mount it like this:

mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/hd/

And then i do not know which type of file system is in that partition.
So, how to know partition file system type when it is mounted or before mounting?

acid_kewpie · 11-28-2006, 03:05 AM

mount will check the filesystem type so no nneed to worry before hand. after it's mounted, just check the output of the mount command itself.

simcox1 · 11-28-2006, 03:08 AM

When you issue the mount command you're supposed to give the file system type as well, although it often works if you don't. So to mount something you'd use ie

mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2

The partition types are listed in man mount.

Hondro · 11-28-2006, 03:15 AM

when i try to mount partitions it does not show any output,
"check the output of the mount command itself" how to do that?

well i have founded

just wrote

#mount

thats it

gnashley · 11-28-2006, 03:28 AM

Once a partition is mounted just type 'mount' without any arguments and it will tell you what kinf of filesystem it is.

However, you can find out without mounting it by using the 'blkid' command, either alone or specifying which partition: 'blkid /dev/hd?'