mkfs.minix.8

NAME

       mkfs - make a Linux MINIX filesystem

SYNOPSIS

       mkfs  [  -c  | -l filename ] [ -n namelength ] [ -i inode­
       count ] [ -v ] device [ size-in-blocks ]

DESCRIPTION

       mkfs creates a Linux MINIX file-system on a  device  (usu­
       ally a disk partition).

       The device is usually of the following form:

              /dev/hda[1-8] (IDE disk 1)
              /dev/hdb[1-8] (IDE disk 2)
              /dev/sda[1-8] (SCSI disk 1)
              /dev/sdb[1-8] (SCSI disk 2)

       The  size-in-blocks  parameter  is the desired size of the
       file system, in blocks.  This information  can  be  deter­
       mined  from the fdisk(8) or cfdisk(8) program.  If omitted
       it will be determined  automaticaly.   Only  block  counts
       strictly  greater than 10 and strictly less than 65536 are
       allowed.

OPTIONS

       -c     Check the device for bad blocks before creating the
              file  system.   If  any  are  found,  the  count is
              printed.

       -n namelength
              Specify the maximum length of filenames.  No  space
              is  allowed  between the -n and the namelength.Cur­
              rently,theonlyallowable values are 14 and  30.   30
              is the default.

       -i inodecount
              Specify the number of inodes for the filesystem.

       -l filename
              Read  the  bad blocks list from filename.  The file
              has one bad block number per line.   The  count  of
              bad blocks read is printed.

       -v     Make a Minix version 2 filesystem.

EXIT CODES

       The exit code returned by mkfs.minix is one of the follow­
       ing:

       0      No errors

       8      Operational error

       16     Usage or syntax error

SEE ALSO

       fsck(8), mkefs(8), efsck(8), reboot(8)