Linux View File System Type Example Method

How to check the file system type of a partition in Linux. Here are some methods to check the file system type of a partition.

1: df -T command to view

This is the simplest command. The file system type is output in the Type column. Only mounted partitions and file system types can be viewed. As shown below:

[root@mylnx008 ~]# df -T /dev/sdb
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb xfs 315467264 4356404 311110860 2% /mysql
 
[root@mylnx008 ~]# df -T
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2 xfs 30929148 22455300 8473848 73% /
devtmpfs devtmpfs 1746644 0 1746644 0% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 1757220 0 1757220 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs tmpfs 1757220 24868 1732352 2% /run
tmpfs tmpfs 1757220 0 1757220 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sda1 xfs 508580 63024 445556 13% /boot
/dev/sdc1 ext4 139203080 8699072 123409840 7% /mnt/resource
tmpfs tmpfs 351448 0 351448 0% /run/user/1000
/dev/sdb xfs 315467264 4356404 311110860 2% /mysql

2: parted -l command to view

As shown below, the parted -l command will output the file system type (File system), where the parameter l means listing the partition information of all devices.

[root@DB-Server ~]# parted -l
 
Model: ATA ST500DM002-1BD14 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 500GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
 
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
 1 32.3kB 107MB 107MB primary ext3 boot 
 2 107MB 500GB 500GB primary lvm

3: blkid command view

View the UUID and file system of the formatted partition. Use blkid to output the partition or partition's file system type, and view the TYPE field output.

[root@DB-Server ~]# blkid
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol01: TYPE="swap" 
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00: UUID="1c0d5470-1503-4a18-b184-53483466d948" TYPE="ext3" 
/dev/sda1: LABEL="/boot" UUID="582b189c-396c-4da8-a7a3-1effaa3e4000" TYPE="ext3" 
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00: UUID="1c0d5470-1503-4a18-b184-53483466d948" TYPE="ext3" 
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01: TYPE="swap" 
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03: UUID="f037ba1e-77a1-439a-8a10-b78c3cca68ec" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" 
[root@DB-Server ~]# blkid /dev/sda1
/dev/sda1: LABEL="/boot" UUID="582b189c-396c-4da8-a7a3-1effaa3e4000" TYPE="ext3"

4: Command lsblk -f to view

Some systems may not have this command and need to be installed. Note: lsblk -f can also view the type of unmounted file systems

[root@mylnx008 ~]# lsblk -f
NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT
fd0              
sd              
├─sda1 xfs b98659b2-5f8c-493e-9304-658905ef1391 /boot
└─sda2 xfs b7559ac5-b3a4-4b00-b98a-a2a2611806d0 /
sdb xfs 6fcc5417-3c1b-4c71-aac7-344bac7654a4 /mysql
sdc              
└─sdc1 ext4 1ad7da45-2366-4c4f-acd4-484600c4153a /mnt/resource

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