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mkfs.jfs(8)


mkfs.jfs

mkfs.jfs

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
WARNING
OPTIONS
EXAMPLES
REPORTING BUGS
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS

NAME

mkfs.jfs − create a JFS formatted partition

SYNOPSIS

mkfs.jfs [options] device

DESCRIPTION

mkfs.jfs is used to create (format) a JFS partition. mkfs.jfs must be run as root.

device is the special file name corresponding to the actual device (e.g. /dev/hdb1) on which a JFS file system will be created.

The default block size is 4096.

WARNING

mkfs.jfs will destroy all data on the specified device!

OPTIONS

−c

Check the device for bad blocks before building the file system.

-L volume_label

Set the volume label for the file system.

−O

Provide case-insensitive support for compatibility with OS/2.

−q

Quiet execution - do not ask for confirmation before creating the file system.

-s log_size

Set the log size (in megabytes). If the −s option is not used, the default log size is 0.4% of the aggregate size.

−V

Print version information and exit (regardless of any other chosen options).

EXAMPLES

Format 3rd partition on 2nd hard disk with the volume label "JFS_hdb3":

mkfs.jfs -L JFS_hdb3 /dev/hdb3

Format 5th partition on 1st hard disk, verifying each block created:

mkfs.jfs -c /dev/hda5

REPORTING BUGS

If you find a bug in JFS or mkfs.jfs, please report it via the bug tracking system ("Report Bugs" section) of the JFS project web site:
http://oss.software.ibm.com/jfs

Please send as much pertinent information as possible including any error messages resulting from running mkfs.jfs and the complete output of running fsck.jfs with the -v option.

SEE ALSO

mkfs(8), fsck.jfs(8), extendfs(8), logdump(8), logredo(8), xchkdmp(8), xpeek(8)

AUTHORS

Barry Arndt (barndt@us.ibm.com)
William Braswell, Jr.

mkfs.jfs is maintained by IBM.
See the JFS project web site for more details:
http://oss.software.ibm.com/jfs/



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