Can I list the filesystems a running kernel can support?
I’m trying to detect what filesystems a kernel can support. Ideally in a little list of their names but I’ll take anything you’ve got.
filesystems
Why does fstab use UUID instead of the actual file system name?
For example, this is the first line of my /etc/fstab:
Cannot remove file: “Structure needs cleaning”
I have an external hard drive which is encrypted via LUKS. It contains an ext4 fs.
How to determine what filesystem a directory exists on?
I have an NFS share which is shared across about two other machines. I recently realized that one of the servers isn’t sharing the directory and is keeping files all for itself. Is there a way to see if the NFS share is mounted in the directory I think it is in?
In Linux, which filesystems support reflinks?
btrfs supports reflinks, XFS supports reflinks (since 2017 I think?).
Automatically rename files when they are placed in a specific directory
Is it possible to automatically rename a file when it’s placed in a specific directory?
Speed up copying 1000000 small files
I have 1000000 4-20 kb files in a dir (You can generate similar files like this: seq 10000 | gzip > a; seq 1000000 | parallel --bar 'head -c{=$_=int(rand()*16)+4=}k a > {}')
What is Linux doing differently that allows me to remove/replace files where Windows would complain the file is currently in use?
The example I have is Minecraft. When running Bukkit on Linux I can remove or update the .jar files in the /plugins folder and simply run the ‘reload’ command.
How to to resize an ext4 partition from the command line?
What’s the easiest way to resize an ext4 partition (or any type partition depending on the method) from the command line (potentially with the fewest commands, but also the easiest to understand)?
How to find missing files with sequential names?
I have thousands of files named 1.txt 2.txt and so on. Some of those files are missing. Which would be the easiest way to find out which files are missing? Answers: Thank you for visiting the Q&A section on Magenaut. Please note that all the answers may not help you solve the issue immediately. So … Read more