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-.\" -*- 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
-[
-.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 \-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 determiness the file system size.
-.SH OPTIONS
-.TP
-.B \-A
-Use Atari variation of the MS-DOS filesystem. 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 filesystems are managed by raising the logical sector size.
-Under Atari format, an Atari-compatible serial number for the
-filesystem is generated, and a 12 bit FAT is used only for filesystems
-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 and 16 bit, whatever fits better for the filesystem size.
-32 bit FAT (FAT32 format) must (still) be selected explicitly if you
-want it.
-.TP
-.BI \-i " volume-id"
-Sets the volume ID of the newly created filesystem;
-.I volume-id
-is a 32-bit hexadecimal number (for example, 2e24ec82). The default
-is a number which depends on the filesystem creation time.
-.TP
-.B \-I
-Normally you are not allowed to use any 'full' fixed disk devices.
-.B mkdosfs
-will complain and tell you that it refuses to work. This is different
-when usind MO disks. One doesn't always need partitions on MO disks.
-The filesytem 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 filesystem
-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 filesystem. 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 sectos. 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
-None are know at the moment. If you find any, please report it them
-to <hpa@yggdrasil.com>. Please include the version number (Yggdrasil 0.3a).
-.SH AUTHOR
-Dave Hudson - <dave@humbug.demon.co.uk>; modified by Peter Anvin
-<hpa@yggdrasil.com>. Fixes and additions by Roman Hodek
-<Roman.Hodek@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> for Debian/GNU Linux.
-.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
-.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 mkfs (8)
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