Linux mkfs Command

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The Linux mkfs command (full English name: make file system) is used to create a Linux file system on a specific partition.

Usage :

mkfs [-V] [-t fstype] [fs-options] filesys [blocks]

Parameters :

• device : The hard disk partition to be prepared for inspection, for example:/dev/sda1
• -V : Detailed display mode
• -t : Specify the type of the file system, the default value of Linux is ext2
• -c : Check if the partition has bad tracks before making the file system
• -l bad_blocks_file : Add the block information with bad tracks to the bad_blocks_file
• block : The size of the given block

Online Examples

In /dev/hda5 Build a msdos file system, and check for bad tracks at the same time, and list the process in detail :

mkfs -V -t msdos -c /dev/hda5

Will sda6Partition formatted as ext3Format

mfks -t ext3 /dev/sda6  

Note：Here is the file system to be specified, for example, ext3 ；reiserfs ；ext2 ；fat32 ；msdos 等。

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