Listing partitions with fdisk | LinuC Level 1 101 Exam original practice question

1.05.2Basic

List the partition table for /dev/sdb with fdisk.

Do not start an interactive edit session or write changes.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Distinguish fdisk's listing option from an interactive editing session and destructive wipe or delete operations.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short partitioning and LVM definitions before comparing the choices.

fdisk -l: A command-line option that lists partition information.
MBR: A legacy partition-table format.
GPT: A modern partition-table format for large disks and many partitions.
Interactive editing: A session in which partition changes are entered through fdisk commands.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectfdisk /dev/sdb

Incorrect. fdisk without -l starts an interactive session.

Incorrectfdisk --wipe always /dev/sdb

Incorrect. --wipe can erase signatures and is not a read-only inspection.

Correctfdisk -l /dev/sdb

Correct. fdisk -l /dev/sdb lists the partition table.

Incorrectfdisk --delete /dev/sdb

Incorrect. A delete operation changes the layout.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

fdisk --help | sed -n '1,18p'

-lまたは--listがパーティションテーブル一覧である旨

Environment: util-linux fdisk 2.x / ヘルプ表示のみ
Use read-only inspection or a disposable disk when learning storage commands.
Partition and LVM writes can destroy data; verify the target before running them.

Foundation review

Listing a table and editing a table have different safety and side-effect profiles.

Confirm the target device and avoid write commands during inspection.

Question IDKL-101-562

Environmentutil-linux fdisk 2.x / ヘルプ表示のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13

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