mkfs.minix — make a Minix filesystem
mkfs.minix [options] device
[size−in−blocks]
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 a 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.
−c, −−checkCheck the device for bad blocks before creating the filesystem. If any are found, the count is printed.
−n, −−namelength lengthSpecify 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.
−i, −−inodes numberSpecify the number of inodes for the filesystem.
−l, −−badblocks filenameRead the list of bad blocks from filename. The file has one bad-block number per line. The count of bad blocks read is printed.
Make a Minix version 1 filesystem. This is the default.
Make a Minix version 2 filesystem.
Make a Minix version 3 filesystem.
−V, −−versionDisplay version information and exit. The long option cannot be combined with other options.
−h, −−helpDisplay help text and exit.