mkfs Flashcards
mkfs
mkfs is used to build a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a hard disk partition. This mkfs frontend is deprecated in favour of filesystem specific mkfs.utils.
mkfs
-t, –type=<type></type>
fs-options
<device></device>
<size></size>
-V, –verbose
-t, –type=<type>, filesystem type; when unspecified, ext2 is used.</type>
fs-options, parameteres for the real filesystem builder.
<device>, path to the device to be used.</device>
<size>, number of blocks to be used on the device.</size>
-V, –verbose
File Systems
ext - extention of the minix filesystem
ext2 - high performance system used by Linux
ext3 - Journaling version of ext2
ext4 - Performance upgrade of ext3
hpfs - High performance filesystem used in OS/2
iso9660 - is a CD-ROM filesystem [High Sierra, Rock Ridge]
JFS - Journaling filesystem developed by IBM
minix - Filesystem used by the Minix operating system.
msdos - Filesystem used by DOS, Windows, and some OS/2 computers.
ncpfs - Network filesystem that supports NCP. Novell Netware.
nfs - Network filesystem, used to access disks on remote PCs.
ntfs - Replaces Windows FAT filesystems with upgrades.
proc - psuedo filesystem that is used as an interface to kernel data structures.
File systems
Reiserfs - is a journaling filesystem by Hans Reiser
smb - Network filesystem that supports SMB protocol.
sysv - Is an implementation of the SystemV filesystem for linux.
umsdos - Extended DOS compatible filesystem.
tmpfs - Filesystem whose contents reside in virtual memory.
vfat - Extended FAT filesystem that adds performance capabilities.
XFS - Journaling filesystem developed by SGI
xiafs - Designed to be a extended Minix filesystem with better performance.
