mkfs(1M)mkfs(1M)NAMEmkfs - construct a filesystem
SYNOPSISmkfs [ -t efs ] efs_mkfs_options
mkfs [ -t xfs ] xfs_mkfs_options
mkfs [ -t udf ] udf_mkfs_options
DESCRIPTIONmkfs 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, an XFS filesystem or an UDF filesystem depending on the
arguments given. mkfs constructs EFS filesystems by executing
mkfs_efs(1M); XFS filesystems are constructed by executing mkfs_xfs(1M);
UDF filesystems are constructed by executing mkfs_udf(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 ALSOmkfs_efs(1M), mkfs_xfs(1M), mkfs_udf(1M).
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