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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 ('-m 0' will prevent reserving space for superuser usage, do not need it for /data or similar partitions, needed for / partition only):
mkfs.ext4 -m 0 /dev/sdb1
Add new entry to /etc/fstab:
/dev/sdb1 /data ext4 defaults 0 0
Mount new partition:
mount -a