CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-004) — Question 249

A storage administrator added a new primary partition to a drive and wants to create a filesystem without rebooting.
Which of the following commands will allow this to happen?

Answer options

• A. fdisk
• B. fsck2
• C. partprobe
• D. parted

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, 'partprobe', which informs the operating system of partition table changes without requiring a reboot. Option A, 'fdisk', is used for partitioning and cannot create filesystems directly. Option B, 'fsck2', is for checking and repairing filesystems, not for creating them. Option D, 'parted', is a partitioning tool but does not specifically notify the OS of changes without a reboot.