Filesystems, finding the type of
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 14 May 2009
Got a disk with an unknown filesystem on it? The file command ought to help you figure it out.
server# su server# file -s /dev/ad4s1a /dev/ad4s1a: x86 boot sector, code offset 0x3c, reserved sectors 0, Media descriptor 0x0, reserved 0x16, dos < 4.0 BootSector (0x1f), BSD disklabel
Note the su - you'll need it, unless you're already root.
