mkfs(1M) UNIX System V(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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