MKEXFATFS(8)						      System Manager's Manual						      MKEXFATFS(8)

NAME

       mkexfatfs - create an exFAT file system

SYNOPSIS

       mkexfatfs [ -i volume-id ] [ -n volume-name ] [ -p partition-first-sector ] [ -s sectors-per-cluster ] [ -v ] device

DESCRIPTION

       mkexfatfs creates an exFAT file system on a block device.  device is a special file corresponding to the device.

OPTIONS

       Command line options available:

       -i volume-id
	      A 32-bit hexadecimal number. By default a value based on current time is set.

       -n volume-name
	      Volume name (label), up to 15 characters. By default no label is set.

       -p partition-first-sector
	      First  sector  of  the partition starting from the beginning of the whole disk.  exFAT super block has a field for this value but in
	      fact it's optional and does not affect anything. Default is 0.

       -s sectors-per-cluster
	      Number of physical sectors per cluster (cluster is an allocation unit in exFAT). Must be a power of 2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, etc. Cluster
	      size  can  not exceed 32 MB. Default cluster sizes are: 4 KB if volume size is less than 256 MB, 32 KB if volume size is from 256 MB
	      to 32 GB, 128 KB if volume size is 32 GB or larger.

       -v     Print version and copyright.

EXIT CODES

       Zero is returned on successful creation. Any other code means an error.

AUTHOR

       Andrew Nayenko

SEE ALSO

       mkfs(8)

								   January 2011 						      MKEXFATFS(8)