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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 con-
tiguous 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 parti-
tion 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 argu-
ment 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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