mkfs(1M)																  mkfs(1M)

NAME

       mkfs - construct a file system (generic)

SYNOPSIS

       FStype] specific_options] special
	      [operands]

       FStype] special

DESCRIPTION

       The  command  creates  a file system by writing on the special file special.  operands are listed on file-system-specific manpages (see the
       section).

   Options
       recognizes the following options:

	      Specify the file system type on which to operate (see
			     fstyp(1M) and fs_wrapper(5)).  If this option is not included on the command line,  then  the  file  system  type	is
			     determined  from the file by matching special with an entry in that file.	If there is no entry in then the file sys-
			     tem type is determined from the file

	      Display the command line that was used to create the file system.
			     The file system must already exist.  This option provides a means of determining the parameters used to construct the
			     file system.

	      Specify options specific to the file system type.
			     specific_options is a list of suboptions and/or keyword/attribute pairs intended for an FStype-specific module of the
			     command.  See the file system specific manual entries for a description of the specific_options that  are	supported,
			     if any.

	      Echo the completed command line, but perform no other action.
			     The  command  line  is  generated by incorporating the specified options and arguments with other information derived
			     from This option allows the user to verify the command line.

EXAMPLES

       Execute the command to create a 32MB HFS file system on

       Execute the command on an HFS file system, to recreate the command that was used to create the file system on

AUTHOR

       was developed by HP and the University of California, Berkeley.

FILES

       Specifies the default file system type.
       Static information about the file systems.

SEE ALSO

       chmod(1), bdf(1M), df(1M), fsadm(1M), fsck(1M), fstyp(1M), mkfs_hfs(1M), mkfs_vxfs(1M), newfs(1M), fstab(4), group(4), passwd(4),  fs_wrap-
       per(5).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

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