MKFS.MINIX(8) System Administration MKFS.MINIX(8)
NAME
mkfs.minix - make a Minix filesystem
SYNOPSIS
mkfs.minix [options] device [size-in-blocks]
DESCRIPTION
mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device (usually a disk
partition).
The device is usually of the following form:
/dev/hda[1-8] (IDE disk 1)
/dev/hdb[1-8] (IDE disk 2)
/dev/sda[1-8] (SCSI disk 1)
/dev/sdb[1-8] (SCSI disk 2)
The device may be a block device or an image file of one, but this is
not enforced. Expect not much fun on a character device :-).
The size-in-blocks parameter is the desired size of the file system, in
blocks. It is present only for backwards compatibility. If omitted the
size will be determined automatically. Only block counts strictly
greater than 10 and strictly less than 65536 are allowed.
OPTIONS
-c, --check
Check the device for bad blocks before creating the filesystem. If
any are found, the count is printed.
-n, --namelength length
Specify the maximum length of filenames. Currently, the only
allowable values are 14 and 30 for file system versions 1 and 2.
Version 3 allows only value 60. The default is 30.
--lock[=mode]
Use exclusive BSD lock for device or file it operates. The optional
argument mode can be yes, no (or 1 and 0) or nonblock. If the mode
argument is omitted, it defaults to yes. This option overwrites
environment variable $LOCK_BLOCK_DEVICE. The default is not to use
any lock at all, but it’s recommended to avoid collisions with
systemd-udevd(8) or other tools.
-i, --inodes number
Specify the number of inodes for the filesystem.
-l, --badblocks filename
Read the list of bad blocks from filename. The file has one
bad-block number per line. The count of bad blocks read is printed.
-1
Make a Minix version 1 filesystem. This is the default.
-2, -v
Make a Minix version 2 filesystem.
-3
Make a Minix version 3 filesystem.
-h, --help
Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
Print version and exit. The long option cannot be combined with
other options.
ENVIRONMENT
LOCK_BLOCK_DEVICE=<mode>
use exclusive BSD lock. The mode is "1" or "0". See --lock for more
details.
EXIT STATUS
The exit status returned by mkfs.minix is one of the following:
0
No errors
8
Operational error
16
Usage or syntax error
SEE ALSO
fsck(8), mkfs(8), reboot(8)
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.
AVAILABILITY
The mkfs.minix command is part of the util-linux package which can be
downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
util-linux 2.38.1 2022-05-11 MKFS.MINIX(8)
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