newfs(1M)																 newfs(1M)

NAME

       newfs - construct a new file system

SYNOPSIS

       FStype] specific_options] special

DESCRIPTION

       The command is a "friendly" front-end to the command (see mkfs(1M)).  The command calculates the appropriate parameters and then builds the
       file system by invoking the command.

       special represents a character (raw) special device.

   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 Current valid Fstype values are: and for the HFS and JFS  (VxFS)  file  systems,
			     respectively.

	      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 actions.
			     The command line is generated by incorporating the specified options and arguments and other information derived from
			     This option allows the user to verify the command line.

EXAMPLES

       Execute the command to create an HFS file system on

AUTHOR

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

FILES

       File that specifies the default file system type.
       Static information about the file systems.

SEE ALSO

       fsck(1M), fstyp(1M), mkfs(1M), newfs_hfs(1M), newfs_vxfs(1M), fstab(4), fs_wrapper(5), disk(7).

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