How to Use the Fdisk and Format Toolsto use fdisk command

On Linux distributions, fdisk is the best tool to manage disk partitions. fdisk is a text based utility.
Using fdisk you can create a new partition, delete an existing partition, or change existing partition.
Using fidsk you are allowed to create a maximum of four primary partition, and any number of logical partitions, based on the size of the disk.
Keep in mind that any single partition requires a minimum size of 40MB.

In this article, let us review how to use fdisk command using practical examples.

NAME

fdisk - Partition table manipulator for Linux

SYNOPSIS

fdisk [-u] [-b sectorsize] [-C cyls] [-H heads] [-S sects] device fdisk -l [-u] [device ...]
fdisk -s partition ...
fdisk -v


 Hard Disk Format

• FAT16: This file system has a maximum of 2 gigabytes (GB) for each allocated space or drive letter. For example, if you use the FAT16 file system and have a 6-GB hard disk, you can have three drive letters (C, D, and E), each with 2 GB of allocated space.For additional information about the FAT16 file system, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  118335Maximum Partition Size Using FAT16 File System
• FAT32: This file system supports drives that are up to 2 terabytes in size and stores files on smaller sections of the hard disk than the FAT16 file system does. This results in more free space on the hard disk. The FAT32 file system does not support drives that are smaller than 512 MB.For additional information about the FAT32 file system, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:  154997 Description of the FAT32 File System.