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parted / mkfs / grub-install

Standard Linux command-line tools for partitioning a disk, creating a filesystem, and installing a bootloader.

These are the conventional utilities for preparing a disk: parted carves it into partitions, mkfs formats a partition with a filesystem, and grub-install writes the GRUB bootloader so the machine can start up. They're the usual way to make a disk bootable on Linux. In microZeus they're notable as the standard tools the toolchain deliberately avoids reaching for.

See also

  • pagingThe virtual-memory scheme that splits memory into fixed-size chunks and maps them flexibly.
  • page tableThe lookup structure the CPU uses to map a program's virtual addresses to real physical memory.
  • NATA networking trick that lets many devices behind one router share a single public internet address.