Date: 2019aug8 Q. Linux: Prepare new disk on the command line A. As root... Use fdisk to partition it

fdisk /dev/sda Replace with your actual disk n Use the `n` command an accept defaults w Ask to have it written q Quit

Format it as ext4

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3 Change to your actual partition

Make a mount point

mkdir /stuff

Find its UUID (Unique ID)

blkid /dev/sda3

The result will be something like

/dev/sda3: UUID="fd26215f-132b-4c5a-a511-123456789012" TYPE="ext4"

Add a line to /etc/fstab with the UUID:

UUID=fd26215f-132b-4c5a-a511-123456789012 /stuff ext4 defaults 1 2

Mount it

mount /stuff

Check it

df -h