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//po4a: entry man manual
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= mkfs(8)
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:doctype: manpage
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:man manual: System Administration
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:man source: util-linux {release-version}
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:page-layout: base
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:command: mkfs
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== NAME
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mkfs - build a Linux filesystem
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== SYNOPSIS
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*mkfs* [options] [*-t* _type_] [_fs-options_] _device_ [_size_]
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== DESCRIPTION
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*This mkfs frontend is deprecated in favour of filesystem specific mkfs.<type> utils.*
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*mkfs* is used to build a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a hard disk partition. The _device_ argument is either the device name (e.g., _/dev/hda1_, _/dev/sdb2_), or a regular file that shall contain the filesystem. The _size_ argument is the number of blocks to be used for the filesystem.
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The exit status returned by *mkfs* is 0 on success and 1 on failure.
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In actuality, *mkfs* is simply a front-end for the various filesystem builders (**mkfs.**__fstype__) available under Linux. The filesystem-specific builder is searched for via your *PATH* environment setting only. Please see the filesystem-specific builder manual pages for further details.
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== OPTIONS
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*-t*, *--type* _type_::
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Specify the _type_ of filesystem to be built. If not specified, the default filesystem type (currently ext2) is used.
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_fs-options_::
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Filesystem-specific options to be passed to the real filesystem builder.
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*-V*, *--verbose*::
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Produce verbose output, including all filesystem-specific commands that are executed. Specifying this option more than once inhibits execution of any filesystem-specific commands. This is really only useful for testing.
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*-V*, *--version*::
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Display version information and exit. (Option *-V* will display version information only when it is the only parameter, otherwise it will work as *--verbose*.)
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*-h*, *--help*::
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Display help text and exit.
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== BUGS
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All generic options must precede and not be combined with filesystem-specific options. Some filesystem-specific programs do not automatically detect the device size and require the _size_ parameter to be specified.
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== AUTHORS
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mailto:david@ods.com[David Engel],
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mailto:waltje@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org[Fred N. van Kempen],
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mailto:sommel@sci.kun.nl[Ron Sommeling].
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The manual page was shamelessly adapted from Remy Card's version for the ext2 filesystem.
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== SEE ALSO
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*fs*(5),
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*badblocks*(8),
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*fsck*(8),
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*mkdosfs*(8),
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*mke2fs*(8),
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*mkfs.bfs*(8),
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*mkfs.ext2*(8),
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*mkfs.ext3*(8),
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*mkfs.ext4*(8),
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*mkfs.minix*(8),
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*mkfs.msdos*(8),
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*mkfs.vfat*(8),
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*mkfs.xfs*(8)
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include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[]
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include::man-common/footer.adoc[]
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ifdef::translation[]
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include::man-common/translation.adoc[]
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endif::[]
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