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You can use the following command to view the file system type in a Linux system:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use the ‘df -Th’ command to display the mounted file systems and their types. This command will list information such as the size, used space, available space, percentage of used space, mount point, and file system type.<\/li>\n
  2. Use the lsblk -f command to display detailed information about disk partitions, including the file system type of each partition.<\/li>\n
  3. Use the blkid command to display information about all block devices, including the file system type.<\/li>\n
  4. Use the mount command to view the currently mounted file systems and display the file system type.<\/li>\n
  5. Use the command file -s \/dev\/sdx to check the file system type of the specified device file, replacing \/dev\/sdx with the actual device file path.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    You can use the following command to view the file system type in a Linux system: Use the ‘df -Th’ command to display the mounted file systems and their types. This command will list information such as the size, used space, available space, percentage of used space, mount point, and file system type. 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