Creating a filesystem with mkfs
Once a disk is formatted the next step
is to define the filesystem.
The
mkfs(1M)
command is used for this purpose:
mkfs [-F FSType] [-V] [-m] [current_options] [-o specific_options] special [operands]
mkfs
constructs a filesystem by writing on
the special file.
The filesystem is created
based on the FSType specified with the
-F
option, the
specific_options,
and
operands
specified on the command line.
-F-
Use the
-F
option to specify the FSType
on which the command must act.
You must either
specify FSType on the command line
or let mkfs determine it from
/etc/vfstab
by matching an entry in that file
with one of the operands specified.
(See
``The vfstab filesystem table''
for information on the vfstab file.)
-V-
The
-V
option causes the command
to echo the completed command line.
The echoed line will include
additional information derived from
/etc/vfstab.
This option can be used to verify and
validate the command line.
It does not cause the command to execute.
-m-
The
-m option
returns the command line
that created the filesystem.
The filesystem must already exist
and this option provides a means of determining
the attributes used in constructing the filesystem.
Note that filesystems cannot be constructed
for all filesystem types.
Care must be taken to specify a valid FSType.
See
mkfs(1M)
for a list of valid types.
current_options-
current_options
are options supported by the
s5-specific
module of mkfs.
-o-
The
-o
option specifies
FSType-specific options, if any.
specific_options are options specified in
a comma-separated list of keywords and/or
keyword-attribute pairs for interpretation by
the FSType-specific module of the command.
operands-
operands
are FSType-specific; consult the FSType-specific manual page
of the command for a detailed description.
NOTE:
For complete information on all filesystem-specific
mkfs(1M)
commands, refer to the appropriate manual page.
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