Use the file -s command on Linux to get information about a device
To get information about a device, such as its file system type:
If the output shows simply data, as in the following example output, there is no file system on the device and you must create one.
$ sudo file -s /dev/xvdf
/dev/xvdf: data
$ sudo file -s /mnt
/mnt: directory
If the output shows simply data, as in the following example output, there is no file system on the device and you must create one.
$ sudo file -s /dev/xvdf
/dev/xvdf: data
$ sudo file -s /mnt
/mnt: directory
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