mkfs.bfs(8) - Linux man page

Name

mkfs.bfs - make an SCO bfs filesystem

Synopsis

mkfs.bfs [ -N nr-of-inodes ] [ -V volume-name ] [ -F fsname ] device [ size-in-blocks ]

Description

mkfs.bfs creates an SCO bfs file-system on a block device (usually a disk partition or a file accessed via the loop device).

The size-in-blocks parameter is the desired size of the file system, in blocks. If nothing is specified, the entire partition will be used.

Options

-N
Specify the desired number of inodes (at most 512). If nothing is specified some default number in the range 48-512 is picked depending on the size of the partition.
-V volume-label
Specify the volume label. I have no idea if/where this is used.
-F fsname
Specify the fsname. I have no idea if/where this is used.
-v
Be verbose.

Exit Codes

The exit code returned by mkfs.bfs is 0 when all went well, and 1 when something went wrong.

See Also

mkfs(8).