# Formating & Mounting a Disk on Linux
* On your Linux VM, to do this we need to be the root user and run the following command: **fdisk -l**, as we can see the new hard drive, 10GB, is assigned to the path **/dev/vdb**.
* After the new hard disk has been identified, the next step is partitioning, for this, we will use the following syntax:
```
fdisk /dev/vdb
```
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Common fdisk parameter are:
* n: Create a new partition.
* P: Print the partition table.
* d: Remove a partition.
* q: It leaves without saving the change.
* w: Save the changes and exit the command. With this in mind we will perform the following process once the **fdisk /dev/vdb** command has been executed: Enter the letter n to create the new partition. - Enter the letter p to define as a primary partition - Number 1 to establish a single partition of the new disk. - Establish the value of the first sector which is 2048 by default. - Establish the value of the last sector which is 20971519. - Save the changes using the letter w.
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* We can see that the process is executed correctly. If we run **fdisk -l** we can look at the changes in the new disk (/dev/vdb).
* Next step is to format the new hard drive with the desired file system using the command.
```
mkfs.ext4 /dev/vdb1
```
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**mkfs** is make file system
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* After that we need to create a new directory, in this tutorial we create a new directory called /data:
```
mkdir /data
```
* The Next step is to mount the new disk in the desired location, in this tutorial we have created a new directory called /data. use command.
```
mount /dev/vdb1/ /data
```
* If we want that partition to be mounted permanently, it will be necessary to edit the file /etc/fstab using the preferred editor and to enter the following line. We keep the change.
```
/dev/vdb1 /data ext4 default 0 0
```
* After that, use **df -h** command to see mounted hard drive.
