Name
mkfs.minix — make a Linux MINIX filesystem
Synopsis
mkfs.minix [ −c | −l filename ] [ −n namelength ] [ −i inodecount ] [−v] device
[size−in−blocks]
DESCRIPTION
mkfs.minix
creates a Linux MINIX file-system on a device (usually a disk
partition).
The device is
usually of the following form:
The size-in-blocks
parameter is the desired size of the file system, in blocks.
It is present only for backwards compatibility. If omitted
the size will be determined automatically. 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. Currently,
the only allowable values are 14 and 30. The default is
30. Note that kernels older than 0.99p7 only accept
namelength 14.
−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
following:
0-
No errors
8-
Operational error
16-
Usage or syntax error
SEE ALSO
mkfs(8), fsck(8), reboot(8)
Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994 Rickard E. Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
May be freely distributed.
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