Chapter 17: Storage and file systems

Linux storage quiz

Ten questions across the whole chapter. Each answer explains why. Aim for eight before moving on to chapter 18.

• Which order creates usable storage on a new disk?
• Which command lists block devices as a tree?
• Which command creates a GPT label non-interactively?
• Which file system tool prepares swap?
• What does UUID= protect you from in fstab?
• Which pair of commands tests fstab without rebooting?
• Which command shows inode usage?
• A mount is busy. Which command shows who uses it?
• Which option stops a missing non-essential disk from blocking boot?
• Can an XFS file system be shrunk?