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
mkfs(1M)