Determining the filesystem for storage media
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Conclusion
Specialized tools such as blkid , lsblk , parted , and file deliver extensive amounts of information about a storage medium's filesystem. Using these tools does not require much effort on your part. As a result, there should be nothing keeping you from cleanly mounting a data storage medium.
Infos
- libblkid: https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/tree/master/libblkid
- CentOS /proc/filesystems: https://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.1/Deployment_Guide/s2-proc-filesystems.html
- Kvpm: https://sourceforge.net/projects/kvpm/
- GParted: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
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