Identifying the File System for a Volume

To verify the file system in use for each volume on your instance, connect to your instance and run the file -s command.

Example: File Systems on a Nitro-based Instance

The following example shows a Nitro-based instance that has a boot volume with an XFS file system and an additional volume with an XFS file system.

   sudo file -s /dev/nvme?n*sudo

Example: File Systems on a T2 Instance

The following example shows a T2 instance that has a boot volume with an ext4 file system and an additional volume with an XFS file system.

   sudo file -s /dev/xvd*sudo

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