Usage: fdisk [-l] [-b SSZ] [-u] device E.g.: fdisk /dev/hda (for the first IDE disk) or: fdisk /dev/sdc (for the third SCSI disk) or: fdisk /dev/eda (for the first PS/2 ESDI drive) or: fdisk /dev/rd/c0d0 or: fdisk /dev/ida/c0d0 (for RAID devices) ... ubuntu@ubuntu:/media/hddd/home$ cd ~ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ fdisk -l ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fidks -l sudo: fidks: command not found ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80000000000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9726 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 4 32098+ de Dell Utility /dev/hda2 5 9725 78083932+ 7 HPFS/NTFS Disk /dev/hdb: 122.9 GB, 122942324736 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14946 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 1 14945 120045681 7 HPFS/NTFS Disk /dev/hdd: 61.4 GB, 61471162368 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7473 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdd1 * 1 7166 57560863+ 83 Linux /dev/hdd2 7167 7473 2465977+ 5 Extended /dev/hdd5 7167 7473 2465946 82 Linux swap / Solaris