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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of MKFS.BFS</TITLE>
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<H1>MKFS.BFS</H1>
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Section: System Administration (8)<BR>Updated: July 2011<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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mkfs.bfs - make an SCO bfs filesystem
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>mkfs.bfs</B>
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[options]<I> device </I>[<I>block-count</I>]
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<B>mkfs.bfs</B>
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creates an SCO bfs filesystem on a block device
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(usually a disk partition or a file accessed via the loop device).
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<P>
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The
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<I>block-count</I>
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parameter is the desired size of the filesystem, in blocks.
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If nothing is specified, the entire partition will be used.
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><B>-N</B>,<B> --inodes </B><I>number</I>
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<DD>
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Specify the desired <I>number</I> of inodes (at most 512).
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If nothing is specified, some default number in the range 48-512 is picked
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depending on the size of the partition.
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<DT id="2"><B>-V</B>,<B> --vname </B><I>label</I>
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Specify the volume <I>label</I>. I have no idea if/where this is used.
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<DT id="3"><B>-F</B>,<B> --fname </B><I>name</I>
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<DD>
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Specify the filesystem <I>name</I>. I have no idea if/where this is used.
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<DT id="4"><B>-v</B>,<B> --verbose</B>
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<DD>
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Explain what is being done.
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<DT id="5"><B>-c</B>
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<DD>
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This option is silently ignored.
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<DT id="6"><B>-l</B>
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<DD>
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This option is silently ignored.
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<DT id="7"><B>-h</B>,<B> --help</B>
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<DD>
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Display help text and exit.
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<DT id="8"><B>-V</B>,<B> --version</B>
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<DD>
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Display version information and exit.
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Option
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<B>-V</B>
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only works as
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<B>--version</B>
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when it is the only option.
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</DL>
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<H2>EXIT CODES</H2>
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The exit code returned by
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<B>mkfs.bfs</B>
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is 0 when all went well, and 1 when something went wrong.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+mkfs">mkfs</A></B>(8)
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<H2>AVAILABILITY</H2>
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The mkfs.bfs command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
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<A HREF="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.">https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.</A>
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DT id="9"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="10"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="11"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="12"><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
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<DT id="13"><A HREF="#lbAF">EXIT CODES</A><DD>
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<DT id="14"><A HREF="#lbAG">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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<DT id="15"><A HREF="#lbAH">AVAILABILITY</A><DD>
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</DL>
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This document was created by
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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Time: 00:06:13 GMT, March 31, 2021
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