Linux

  • journalctl -f to follow the system log.

File System

  • /etc/fstab holds a list of devices mounted.
  • parted for managing partitions.
  • mount displays mounted filesystems.
  • lsblk lists all block devices, whether mounted or not.
  • mkfs to create file system (formatting)
  • dd if=input_file of=output_file, used for cloning drives, the arguments can be block device or an img file, or an iso file.
  • Use -o loop -t iso9660 to mount an ISO file.
  • sha256sum -c --ignore-missing sha256sum.txt

Networking