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How to add new disk to Linux machine

As root:

fdisk /dev/sdb

Press 'n', then 'p' and follow instructions. In the end, press 'w'.

To format:

mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb1

Add new entry to /etc/fstab:

/dev/sdb1 /data	ext4	defaults     0   0

Mount new partition:

mount -a

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