Linux/Hard Drive Management

Various commands and tools to manage disks in Linux.

View currently attached drives/devices:

• lsblk

GUI Hard Drive Management:

• Use the gparted program.

Copy Files Locally:

• dd if=<input_location> of=<output_location> status=progress conv=fsync

Copy Files Over a Network:

• rsync -avh <input_location> <output_location>
• Note that input/output locations can be a local file path or a network path. If it's a network path, then it takes the format of:
  • <username>@<network_location>:<input_or_output_location>