MKFS.BFS
Section: System Administration (8)
Updated: July 2011
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NAME
mkfs.bfs - make an SCO bfs filesystem
SYNOPSIS
mkfs.bfs [options] device [block-count]
DESCRIPTION
mkfs.bfs creates an SCO bfs filesystem on a block device (usually a disk partition or a file accessed via the loop device).
The block-count parameter is the desired size of the filesystem, in blocks. If nothing is specified, the entire partition will be used.
OPTIONS
- -N, --inodes number
- Specify the desired number of inodes (at most 512). If nothing is specified, some default number in the range 48-512 is picked depending on the size of the partition.:
- -V, --vname label
- Specify the volume label. I have no idea if/where this is used.:
- -F, --fname name
- Specify the filesystem name. I have no idea if/where this is used.:
- -v, --verbose
- Explain what is being done.:
- -c
- This option is silently ignored.:
- -l
- This option is silently ignored.:
- -h, --help
- Display help text and exit.:
- -V, --version
- Display version information and exit. Option -V only works as --version when it is the only option.:
EXIT CODES
The exit code returned by mkfs.bfs is 0 when all went well, and 1 when something went wrong.
SEE ALSO
AVAILABILITY
The mkfs.bfs command is part of the util-linux package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
