mkfs(1M) (bfs) mkfs(1M)
NAME
mkfs (bfs) - construct a boot file system
SYNOPSIS
mkfs [-F bfs] special blocks [ inodes ]
DESCRIPTION
mkfs is used to create a boot file system, which is a contiguous flat
file system, to hold the bootable programs and data files necessary
for the boot procedure.
The argument special is the device special file that refers to the
partition on which the file system is to be created. The blocks
argument is used to specify the size of the file system. The block
size is automatically 512 bytes.
The inodes argument specifies the number of files that the file
system will hold.
NOTES
This file system is intended to hold the bootable files and data
files for the boot procedure. Use as a general purpose file system
is not recommended.
SEE ALSO
See the System Administrator's Guide for more information about the
boot file system.
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