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*How to copy /home/marcin directory to /dev/sdb1 ? Is that the path? What is the difference between path and TOSHIBA EXT? What is mounting a disk? | *How to copy /home/marcin directory to /dev/sdb1 ? Is that the path? What is the difference between path and TOSHIBA EXT? What is mounting a disk? | ||
*What is the path of external disk, and what is difference between path and /dev/sdb1 ? | *What is the path of external disk, and what is difference between path and /dev/sdb1 ? | ||
*What does it mean to mount a disk? When you 'mount' something you are placing access to the file system contained within onto your root file system structure. | |||
*Is an external USB mounted autmatically in command line? Sometimes. If not, mount it by creating a mount point and | |||
*What is a filesystem? Filesystem format? | |||
Revision as of 03:24, 27 February 2016
Finding and Copying to External Disks
- How do you find an external USB disk?
Type sudo fdisk -l
This lists disks.
I got the former disks, plus /dev/sdb1
- How to copy /home/marcin directory to /dev/sdb1 ? Is that the path? What is the difference between path and TOSHIBA EXT? What is mounting a disk?
- What is the path of external disk, and what is difference between path and /dev/sdb1 ?
- What does it mean to mount a disk? When you 'mount' something you are placing access to the file system contained within onto your root file system structure.
- Is an external USB mounted autmatically in command line? Sometimes. If not, mount it by creating a mount point and
- What is a filesystem? Filesystem format?