MKEFS(8)

NAME
mkefs - create a Linux extended file system

SYNOPSIS
mkefs [ -c | -l filename ] [ -i bytes-per-inode ] device [ blocks-count ]

DESCRIPTION
mkefs is used to create a Linux extended file system on a device (usually a disk partition).
device is the special file corresponding to the device (e.g /dev/hdXX).
blocks-count is the number of blocks on the device. If omitted, mkefs automagically figures the file system size.

OPTIONS

-c  Check the device for bad blocks before creating the file system

-l filename
    Read the bad blocks list from filename

-i bytes-per-inode
    Specify the bytes/inode ratio. mkefs creates an inode for every bytes-per-inode bytes of space on the disk. bytes-per-inode must be at least 1024.

AUTHOR
mkefs is based on mkfs (8) written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi> for the minix file system.
Remy Card <card@masi.ibp.fr> has adapted it to the extended file system and is maintaining it.
Adam Richter <adam@soda.berkeley.edu> added the automatic file system size detection.

BUGS
There may be some. Please, report them to the author.

AVAILABILITY
The most recent released version of mkefs is always available for anonymous ftp from ftp-masi.ibp.fr (132.227.64.26) in the directory pub/linux/ALPHA/extfs. A copy can also be found on tsx-11.mit.edu in the directory pub/linux/ALPHA/extfs.

SEE ALSO
efsck(8)