NAME
mkfs - build a Linux filesystemSYNOPSIS
mkfs [options] [-t type] [fs-options] device [ size]DESCRIPTION
This mkfs frontend is deprecated in favour of filesystem specific mkfs.<type> utils.OPTIONS
-t, --type typeSpecify the type of filesystem to be
built. If not specified, the default filesystem type (currently ext2) is
used.
Filesystem-specific options to be passed to
the real filesystem builder.
Produce verbose output, including all
filesystem-specific commands that are executed. Specifying this option more
than once inhibits execution of any filesystem-specific commands. This is
really only useful for testing.
Display help text and exit.
Print version and exit. (Option -V will
display version information only when it is the only parameter, otherwise it
will work as --verbose.)
BUGS
All generic options must precede and not be combined with filesystem-specific options. Some filesystem-specific programs do not automatically detect the device size and require the size parameter to be specified.AUTHORS
David <[email protected]>Engel Fred <[email protected]>N. Ron <[email protected]>SommelingSEE ALSO
fs(5), badblocks(8), fsck(8), mkdosfs(8), mke2fs(8), mkfs.bfs(8), mkfs.ext2(8), mkfs.ext3(8), mkfs.ext4(8), mkfs.minix(8), mkfs.msdos(8), mkfs.vfat(8), mkfs.xfs(8)REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.AVAILABILITY
The mkfs command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.2022-05-11 | util-linux 2.38.1 |