mkfs(1M)                                                    mkfs(1M)


       NAME
             mkfs (generic) - construct a file system

       SYNOPSIS
             mkfs [-F FSType] [-V] [-m] [current_options] [-o specific_options] special  size [operands]

       DESCRIPTION
             mkfs constructs a file system by writing on the special file;
             special must be the first argument.  The file system is
             created based on the FSType, specific_options and operands
             specified on the command line. mkfs waits 10 seconds before
             starting to construct the file system.  During this time the
             command can be aborted by entering a delete (DEL).

             operands are FSType-specific and the FSType specific manual
             page of mkfs should be consulted for a detailed description.

             current_options are options supported by the s5-specific
             module of mkfs.  Other FSTypes do not necessarily support
             these options.  specific_options indicate suboptions specified
             in a comma-separated list of suboptions and/or keyword-
             attribute pairs for interpretation by the FSType-specific
             module of the command.

             The options are:

             -F        Specify the FSType to be constructed.  The FSType
                       should either be specified here or be determinable
                       from /etc/vfstab by matching the special with an
                       entry in the table.

             -V        Echo the complete command line, but do not execute
                       the command.  The command line is generated by using
                       the options and arguments provided by the user and
                       adding to them information derived from /etc/vfstab.
                       This option should be used to verify and validate
                       the command line.

             -m        Return the command line which was used to create the
                       file system.  The file system must already exist.
                       This option provides a means of determining the
                       command used in constructing the file system. It
                       cannot be used with current_options,
                       specific_options, or operands.  It must be invoked
                       by itself.



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      mkfs(1M)                                                    mkfs(1M)


            -o        Specify FSType-specific options.

            special   mkfs constructs a file system by writing on the
                      special file.

            size      Specify the number of logical 512 byte sectors in
                      the file system. The largest file system size is a
                      maximum of 4,194,304 512 byte sectors (2 gigabytes).

      NOTICES
            This command may not be supported for all FSTypes.

      FILES
            /etc/vfstab list of default parameters for each file system

      REFERENCES
            bfs-specific mkfs(1M_BFS), s5-specific mkfs(1M_S5), sfs-
            specific mkfs(1M_SFS), ufs-specific mkfs(1M_UFS), vxfs-
            specific mkfs(1M_VXFS), prtvtoc(1M), vfstab(4)





























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