mkfs(1M)                                                              mkfs(1M)



NAME
     mkfs - construct a filesystem

SYNOPSIS
     mkfs [ -t efs ] efs_mkfs_options
     mkfs [ -t xfs ] xfs_mkfs_options

DESCRIPTION
     mkfs constructs a filesystem by writing on the special file given as one
     of the command line arguments.  The filesystem constructed is either an
     EFS filesystem or an XFS filesystem depending on the arguments given.
     mkfs constructs EFS filesystems by executing mkfs_efs(1M); XFS
     filesystems are constructed by executing mkfs_xfs(1M).

     The filesystem type chosen can be forced with the -t option (also spelled
     -F).  If one of those options is not given, mkfs determines which
     filesystem type to construct by examining its arguments.  If mkfs special
     is given, then the choice is EFS unless the special device is an XLV
     volume with a log subvolume.

SEE ALSO
     mkfs_efs(1M), mkfs_xfs(1M).

































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