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diff --git a/dosfstools/man/mkdosfs.8 b/dosfstools/man/mkdosfs.8 deleted file mode 100644 index 9100c39b4..000000000 --- a/dosfstools/man/mkdosfs.8 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,224 +0,0 @@ -.\" -*- nroff -*- -.TH MKDOSFS 8 "5 May 1995" "Version 2.x" -.SH NAME -.B mkdosfs -\- create an MS-DOS file system under Linux -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B mkdosfs|mkfs.msdos|mkfs.vfat -[ -.B \-a -] -[ -.B \-A -] -[ -.B \-b -.I sector-of-backup -] -[ -.B \-c -] -[ -.B \-l -.I filename -] -[ -.B \-C -] -[ -.B \-f -.I number-of-FATs -] -[ -.B \-F -.I FAT-size -] -[ -.B \-h -.I number-of-hidden-sectors -] -[ -.B \-i -.I volume-id -] -.RB [ " \-I " ] -[ -.B \-m -.I message-file -] -[ -.B \-n -.I volume-name -] -[ -.B \-r -.I root-dir-entries -] -[ -.B \-R -.I number-of-reserved-sectors -] -[ -.B \-s -.I sectors-per-cluster -] -[ -.B \-S -.I logical-sector-size -] -[ -.B \-v -] -.I device -[ -.I block-count -] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.B mkdosfs -is used to create an MS-DOS file system under Linux on a device (usually -a disk partition). -.I device -is the special file corresponding to the device (e.g /dev/hdXX). -.I block-count -is the number of blocks on the device. If omitted, -.B mkdosfs -automatically determines the file system size. -.SH OPTIONS -.TP -.B \-a -Normally, for any filesystem except very small ones, \fBmkdosfs\fP -will align all the data structures to cluster size, to make sure that -as long as the partition is properly aligned, so will all the data -structures in the filesystem. This option disables alignment; this -may provide a handful of additional clusters of storage at the expense -of a significant performance degradation on RAIDs, flash media or -large-sector hard disks. -.TP -.B \-A -Use Atari variation of the MS-DOS file system. This is default if -\fBmkdosfs\fP is run on an Atari, then this option turns off Atari -format. There are some differences when using Atari format: If not -directed otherwise by the user, \fBmkdosfs\fP will always use 2 -sectors per cluster, since GEMDOS doesn't like other values very much. -It will also obey the maximum number of sectors GEMDOS can handle. -Larger file systems are managed by raising the logical sector size. -Under Atari format, an Atari-compatible serial number for the -file system is generated, and a 12 bit FAT is used only for file systems -that have one of the usual floppy sizes (720k, 1.2M, 1.44M, 2.88M), a -16 bit FAT otherwise. This can be overridden with the \fB\-F\fP -option. Some PC-specific boot sector fields aren't written, and a boot -message (option \fB\-m\fP) is ignored. -.TP -.BI \-b " sector-of-backup " -Selects the location of the backup boot sector for FAT32. Default -depends on number of reserved sectors, but usually is sector 6. The -backup must be within the range of reserved sectors. -.TP -.B \-c -Check the device for bad blocks before creating the file system. -.TP -.B \-C -Create the file given as \fIdevice\fP on the command line, and write -the to-be-created file system to it. This can be used to create the -new file system in a file instead of on a real device, and to avoid -using \fBdd\fP in advance to create a file of appropriate size. With -this option, the \fIblock-count\fP must be given, because otherwise -the intended size of the file system wouldn't be known. The file -created is a sparse file, which actually only contains the meta-data -areas (boot sector, FATs, and root directory). The data portions won't -be stored on the disk, but the file nevertheless will have the -correct size. The resulting file can be copied later to a floppy disk -or other device, or mounted through a loop device. -.TP -.BI \-f " number-of-FATs" -Specify the number of file allocation tables in the file system. The -default is 2. Currently the Linux MS-DOS file system does not support -more than 2 FATs. -.TP -.BI \-F " FAT-size" -Specifies the type of file allocation tables used (12, 16 or 32 bit). -If nothing is specified, \fBmkdosfs\fR will automatically select -between 12, 16 and 32 bit, whatever fits better for the file system size. -.TP -.BI \-h " number-of-hidden-sectors " -Select the number of hidden sectors in the volume. Apparently some -digital cameras get indigestion if you feed them a CF card without -such hidden sectors, this option allows you to satisfy them. Assumes -\'0\' if no value is given on the command line. -.TP -.I \-i " volume-id" -Sets the volume ID of the newly created file system; -.I volume-id -is a 32-bit hexadecimal number (for example, 2e24ec82). The default -is a number which depends on the file system creation time. -.TP -.B \-I -It is typical for fixed disk devices to be partitioned so, by default, you are -not permitted to create a filesystem across the entire device. -.B mkdosfs -will complain and tell you that it refuses to work. This is different -when using MO disks. One doesn't always need partitions on MO disks. -The file system can go directly to the whole disk. Under other OSes -this is known as the 'superfloppy' format. - -This switch will force -.B mkdosfs -to work properly. -.TP -.BI \-l " filename" -Read the bad blocks list from -.IR filename . -.TP -.BI \-m " message-file" -Sets the message the user receives on attempts to boot this file system -without having properly installed an operating system. The message -file must not exceed 418 bytes once line feeds have been converted to -carriage return-line feed combinations, and tabs have been expanded. -If the filename is a hyphen (-), the text is taken from standard input. -.TP -.BI \-n " volume-name" -Sets the volume name (label) of the file system. The volume name can -be up to 11 characters long. The default is no label. -.TP -.BI \-r " root-dir-entries" -Select the number of entries available in the root directory. The -default is 112 or 224 for floppies and 512 for hard disks. -.TP -.BI \-R " number-of-reserved-sectors " -Select the number of reserved sectors. With FAT32 format at least 2 -reserved sectors are needed, the default is 32. Otherwise the default -is 1 (only the boot sector). -.TP -.BI \-s " sectors-per-cluster" -Specify the number of disk sectors per cluster. Must be a power of 2, -i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, ... 128. -.TP -.BI \-S " logical-sector-size" -Specify the number of bytes per logical sector. Must be a power of 2 -and greater than or equal to 512, i.e. 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, -16384, or 32768. -.TP -.B \-v -Verbose execution. -.SH BUGS -.B mkdosfs -can not create boot-able file systems. This isn't as easy as you might -think at first glance for various reasons and has been discussed a lot -already. -.B mkdosfs -simply will not support it ;) -.SH AUTHOR -Dave Hudson - <dave@humbug.demon.co.uk>; modified by Peter Anvin -<hpa@yggdrasil.com>. Fixes and additions by Roman Hodek -<roman@hodek.net> for Debian/GNU Linux. -.SH ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -.B mkdosfs -is based on code from -.BR mke2fs -(written by Remy Card - <card@masi.ibp.fr>) which is itself based on -.BR mkfs -(written by Linus Torvalds - <torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi>). -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR dosfsck (8), -.BR dosfslabel (8), -.BR mkfs (8) |