CompTIA Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification (MindTap Course List)
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“parted” is the command that is used to create partitions on hard disks.
Hence, correct answer is option “D”.
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“parted” command:
- In Linux
operating system , the “parted” command is a well-known command line tool that allows the user to easily manage hard disk partitions. - It helps to create partitions on either MBR or GPT hard disks.
- With the use of this command user can add, delete, shrink and extend the disk partitions along with the file systems that are located on them.
- It is also known as GNU parted command.
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