Linux mkfs Command
In this tutorial we learn how to use mkfs commmand in Linux. mkfs command is mkfs - build a Linux filesystem
In this tutorial we learn how to use mkfs command in Linux. mkfs command is mkfs - build a Linux filesystem
mkfs [options] [-t type] [fs-options] device [size]
We can use man
and info
command to see the manual page of mkfs command.
mkfs command also have --help
option to show list of options.
To open man page for mkfs command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q
.
man mkfs
To open info page for mkfs command we can use command below.
info mkfs
To open help page from mkfs command we can run command below.
mkfs --help
You can find mkfs command source code from the folowing repositories:
You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:
In this tutorial we learn how to use mkfs in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.