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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Hmm ... Where Does "lsblk" Get It's Info From ?
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:25:46 +0100
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c186282 wrote:

>    BTW there's no good response when searching
>    for "Where does lsblk get its information".
>    Basically you just get 50 copies of the man
>    page ......

The man pages *do* know the answer ...

<https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/lsblk.8.html#:~:text=The%20lsblk%20command%20reads%20the,types%20from%20the%20block%20device.>