mkfs.minix — make a Linux MINIX filesystem
mkfs.minix [ −c | −l filename ] [ −n namelength ] [ −i inodecount ] [−v] device
[size−in−blocks]
mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX file-system 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 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.
−cCheck the device for bad blocks before creating the file system. If any are found, the count is printed.
−n
namelengthSpecify the maximum length of filenames. Currently, the only allowable values are 14 and 30. The default is 30. Note that kernels older than 0.99p7 only accept namelength 14.
−i
inodecountSpecify the number of inodes for the filesystem.
−l
filenameRead the bad blocks list from filename. The file has
one bad block number per line. The count of bad blocks
read is printed.
−vMake a Minix version 2 filesystem.