diff --git a/guide/english/linux/making-partitions-in-linux/index.md b/guide/english/linux/making-partitions-in-linux/index.md index 24824b0a0e..fed9ee676b 100644 --- a/guide/english/linux/making-partitions-in-linux/index.md +++ b/guide/english/linux/making-partitions-in-linux/index.md @@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ title: Partitions - Without creating partitions in hard-disk, we can’t create folder. - - Partitions in Linux- + - Partitions in Linux - **df** - **df -h** (human readable) - - Shows size in MiB, GiB + - Shows size in MiB, GiB - **lvdisplay** - - Shows information about partition of disk - + - Shows information about partition of disk - **fdisk -l** - **fdisk -l /dev/sda** (sda is the name of hard-disk) - For practicing partition, insert virtual hard-disk in Linux using virtual-box. - - Some points to remember + - Some points to remember: - Hard-disk doesn’t understand GB or MB, it’s unit is sector.
1 sector = 512 bytes.
To find actual size of hard-disk, find number of sectors * 512.
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ title: Partitions ## MAKING PARTITIONS IN HARD-DISK - 1. Opens hard-disk prompt. + 1. Opens hard-disk prompt. - **fdisk /dev/sdb** - 2. Print partitions information of hard-disk. + 2. Print partitions information of hard-disk. - **p** - 3. Create a new partition. + 3. Create a new partition. - **n** 4. Choose primary partition. - 5. Press 1 (1st partition) + 5. Press 1 (1st partition). 6. Initial some sectors (0-2047 = 2048 sectors = 1 MB) are reserved in hard-disk. 7. Actual space starts with 2048th sector. 8. **+1G** @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ title: Partitions
-## WHY THERE IS LIMIT OF 4 ? +## WHY THERE IS LIMIT OF 4? - Because where we store the information of partitions, metadata of partitions, is fixed and of 64 bytes. This information is stored in partition table. - 1 partition required 16 bytes so only 4 partitions can be created. - In 1 MB (2048 sectors) reserved in hard-disk, 64 bytes are reserved for storing this information.