


MKFS.MINIX(8)	Linux Programmer's Manual	MKFS.MINIX(8)


NNAAMMEE
       mkfs.minix - make a Linux MINIX filesystem

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       mmkkffss..mmiinniixx [[ --cc ]] [[ --nn namelength ]] device size-in-blocks
       mmkkffss..mmiinniixx [[ --ll filename ]] device size-in-blocks

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       mmkkffss..mmiinniixx  creates  a Linux MINIX file-system on a device
       (usually a disk partition).

       The _d_e_v_i_c_e is usually of the following form:

	      /dev/hda[1-8]
	      /dev/hdb[1-8]
	      /dev/sda[1-8]
	      /dev/sdb[1-8]

       The _s_i_z_e_-_i_n_-_b_l_o_c_k_s parameter is the desired  size  of  the
       file  system,  in  blocks.  This information can be deter-
       mined  from  the	ffddiisskk(8)  program.   Only  block  counts
       strictly	greater than 10 and strictly less than 65536 are
       allowed.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       --cc     Check the device for bad blocks before creating the
	      file  system.   If  any  are  found,  the	count is
	      printed.

       --nn _n_a_m_e_l_e_n_g_t_h
	      Specify the  maximum  length  of	filenames.   Cur-
	      rently, the only allowable values are 14 and 30.

       --ll _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
	      Read  the	bad blocks list from _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e.	The file
	      has one bad block number per line.   The	count  of
	      bad blocks read is printed.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       ffsscckk(8), ffsscckk..mmiinniixx(8), mmkkffss(8), rreebboooott(8)

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Linus Torvalds (torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi)














Linux 0.99		28 February 1993			1


