How Use Blkid Command in Linux?
Contents

What is Blkid tab?

DESCRIPTION. The blkid program is the command-line interface to working with the libblkid(3) library. It can determine the type of content (e.g. filesystem or swap) that a block device holds, and also the attributes (tokens, NAME=value pairs) from the content metadata (e.g. LABEL or UUID fields).

How do I find my UUID in Linux?

You can find the UUID of all the disk partitions on your Linux system with the blkid command. The blkid command is available by default on most modern Linux distributions. As you can see, the filesystems that has UUID are displayed. A lot of loop devices are also listed.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

Share this article
Twitter Facebook Pinterest