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.\" Copyright 1999 Andries E. Brouwer (aeb@cwi.nl)
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.\" May be freely distributed.
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.TH MKFS.BFS 8 "July 2011" "util-linux" "System Administration"
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.SH NAME
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mkfs.bfs \- make an SCO bfs filesystem
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B mkfs.bfs
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[\fIoptions\fR] \fIdevice \fR[\fIblock-count\fR]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B mkfs.bfs
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creates an SCO bfs file-system on a block device
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(usually a disk partition or a file accessed via the loop device).
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.PP
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The
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.I block-count
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parameter is the desired size of the file system, in blocks.
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If nothing is specified, the entire partition will be used.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-inodes\fR=\fINUM\fR
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Specify the desired number of inodes (at most 512).
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If nothing is specified some default number in the range 48-512 is picked
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depending on the size of the partition.
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.TP
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\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-vname\fR=\fINAME\fR
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Specify the volume label. I have no idea if/where this is used.
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.TP
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\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-fname\fR=\fINAME\fR
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Specify the fsname. I have no idea if/where this is used.
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.TP
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\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
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Explain what is being done.
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.TP
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\fB\-c\fR
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This option is silently ignored.
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.TP
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\fB\-l\fR
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This option is silently ignored.
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.TP
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\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
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Output version information and exit.
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\fB\-V\fR works only when specified as an only option.
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.TP
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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Display help and exit.
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.SH "EXIT CODES"
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The exit code returned by
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.B mkfs.bfs
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is 0 when all went well, and 1 when something went wrong.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR mkfs (8).
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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The mkfs.bfs command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
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ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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