mkfs_dosfs(ADM)

mkfs_dosfs -- construct a dosfs filesystem

Synopsis

mkfs -F dosfs [generic options] [-o options] special size

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

The options are:

-F dosfs

Specifies the dosfs FSType.

-o

Specify dosfs filesystem-specific options. The following are available:

-v: Prompts the user for a volume label after the filesystem has been constructed.
-q: Quiet option. Is used to suppress information normally displayed during the construction of a dosfs filesystem.

special

specifies the device name

size

specifies the size of the filesystem in number of 512-byte sectors. size is not needed for floppy disks but is necessary for hard disks.

generic fsck(ADM), fsck_dosfs(ADM), generic mkfs(ADM)