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
AVAILABILITY
The mkfs.bfs command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/.
