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mkfs_dosfs(1M)
mkfs_dosfs -- construct a dosfs filesystem
Synopsis
mkfs -F dosfs
[
generic options
] [
-o
options
]
special
size
Description
mkfs
constructs a filesystem by writing on the special file
special
.
The options are:
-F dosfs
Specifies the
dosfs
FSType.
-o
Specify
dosfs
filesystem-specific options. The following are available:
-v
Prompts the user for a volume label after the filesystem has been constructed.
-q
Quiet option. Is used to suppress information normally displayed during the construction of a
dosfs
filesystem.
special
specifies the device name
size
specifies the size of the filesystem in number of 512-byte sectors.
size
is not needed for floppy disks but is necessary for hard disks.
References
generic
fsck
(1M)
,
fsck_dosfs
(1M)
, generic
mkfs
(1M)
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