Linux › Section C · Devices › Topic C.3
Device name summary
Before you can partition a disk, open a serial console or write an image to a USB stick, you need the device's name. Linux names follow patterns, such as sda1 or nvme0n1p2, and once you can decode them, and find them reliably, you can work with hardware confidently.
In this topic
- Ways to find a device's name
- SCSI-style disks: /dev/sd*
- Stable names
- NVMe, virtual and memory-card storage
- Other storage names
- Terminals and consoles
- Serial ports and other devices
- Worked example: naming a new USB stick
- Worked example: decoding names
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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