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use "newfs" to create a filesystem on your drive.
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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).
newfs(1M)