DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/linux/mkfs.md

# mkfs

> Build a Linux filesystem on a hard disk partition.
> This command is deprecated in favor of filesystem specific mkfs.type utils.
> More information: <https://manned.org/mkfs>.

- Build a Linux ext2 filesystem on a partition:

`mkfs {{/dev/sdXY}}`

- Build a filesystem of a specified type:

`mkfs {{[-t|--type]}} {{ext4}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`

- Build a filesystem of a specified type and check for bad blocks:

`mkfs -c {{[-t|--type]}} {{ntfs}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`
Re-initialze to remove the 1GB binary lmstudio 2025-03-14 21:59:59 -06:00			`# mkfs`

			`> Build a Linux filesystem on a hard disk partition.`
Automated updated process of shell scripts and DOT Files (gentooamd) 2025-03-19 19:23:44 -06:00			`> This command is deprecated in favor of filesystem specific mkfs.type utils.`
Re-initialze to remove the 1GB binary lmstudio 2025-03-14 21:59:59 -06:00			`> More information: <https://manned.org/mkfs>.`

			`- Build a Linux ext2 filesystem on a partition:`

Automated updated process of shell scripts and DOT Files (gentooamd) 2025-05-08 12:26:01 -06:00			`mkfs {{/dev/sdXY}}`
Re-initialze to remove the 1GB binary lmstudio 2025-03-14 21:59:59 -06:00
			`- Build a filesystem of a specified type:`

Automated updated process of shell scripts and DOT Files (gentooamd) 2025-05-08 12:26:01 -06:00			`mkfs {{[-t\|--type]}} {{ext4}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`
Re-initialze to remove the 1GB binary lmstudio 2025-03-14 21:59:59 -06:00
			`- Build a filesystem of a specified type and check for bad blocks:`

Automated updated process of shell scripts and DOT Files (gentooamd) 2025-05-08 12:26:01 -06:00			`mkfs -c {{[-t\|--type]}} {{ntfs}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`