NAME
mkfs.minix - make a Minix filesystemSYNOPSIS
mkfs.minix [options] device [size-in-blocks]DESCRIPTION
mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device (usually a disk partition)./dev/hda[1-8] (IDE disk 1) /dev/hdb[1-8] (IDE disk 2) /dev/sda[1-8] (SCSI disk 1) /dev/sdb[1-8] (SCSI disk 2)
OPTIONS
-c, --checkCheck the device for bad blocks before
creating the filesystem. If any are found, the count is printed.
Specify the maximum length of filenames.
Currently, the only allowable values are 14 and 30 for file system versions 1
and 2. Version 3 allows only value 60. The default is 30.
Use exclusive BSD lock for device or file it
operates. The optional argument mode can be yes, no (or 1
and 0) or nonblock. If the mode argument is omitted, it defaults
to yes. This option overwrites environment variable
$LOCK_BLOCK_DEVICE. The default is not to use any lock at all, but
it’s recommended to avoid collisions with systemd-udevd(8) or
other tools.
Specify the number of inodes for the
filesystem.
Read the list of bad blocks from
filename. The file has one bad-block number per line. The count of bad
blocks read is printed.
Make a Minix version 1 filesystem. This is the
default.
Make a Minix version 2 filesystem.
Make a Minix version 3 filesystem.
Display help text and exit.
Print version and exit. The long option cannot
be combined with other options.
ENVIRONMENT
LOCK_BLOCK_DEVICE=<mode>use exclusive BSD lock. The mode is
"1" or "0". See --lock for more details.
EXIT STATUS
The exit status returned by mkfs.minix is one of the following:No errors
Operational error
Usage or syntax error
SEE ALSO
fsck(8), , reboot(8)REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.AVAILABILITY
The mkfs.minix 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 |