Ubuntu Manpage: mkreiserfs - The create tool for the Linux ReiserFS filesystem.

Provided by: reiserfsprogs_3.6.27-2_amd64

NAME

       mkreiserfs - The create tool for the Linux ReiserFS filesystem.

SYNOPSIS

       mkreiserfs [ -dfV ] [ -b | --block-size N ] [ -h | --hash HASH ] [ -u | --uuid UUID ] [ -l
       | --label LABEL ] [ --format FORMAT ] [ -q | --quiet ] [ -j | --journal-device FILE ] [ -s
       |  --journal-size N ] [ -o | --journal-offset N ] [ -t | --transaction-max-size N ] [ -B |
       --badblocks file ]  device [ filesystem-size ]

DESCRIPTION

       mkreiserfs creates a Linux ReiserFS filesystem on a device (usually a disk partition).

       device is the special file corresponding to a device or to a partition (e.g /dev/hdXX  for
              an IDE disk partition or /dev/sdXX for a SCSI disk partition).

       filesystem-size
              is  the size in blocks of the filesystem. If omitted, mkreiserfs will automatically
              set it.

OPTIONS

-b | --block-size N
N is block size in bytes. It may only be set to a power of 2 within the 512-8192
interval.

-h | --hash HASH
HASH specifies which hash function will sort the names in the directories. Choose
from r5, rupasov, or tea. r5 is the default one.

--format FORMAT
FORMAT specifies the format for the new filsystem. Choose format 3.5 or 3.6. If
none is specified mkreiserfs will create format 3.6 if running kernel is 2.4 or
higher, and format 3.5 if kernel 2.2 is running, and will refuse creation under all
other kernels.

-u | --uuid UUID
Sets the Universally Unique IDentifier of the filesystem to UUID (see
also uuidgen(8)). The format of the UUID is a series of hex digits
separated by hypthens, e.g.: "c1b9d5a2-f162-11cf-9ece-0020afc76f16". If the
option is skipped, mkreiserfs will by default generate a new UUID.

-l | --label LABEL
Sets the volume label of the filesystem. LABEL can at most be 16 characters
long; if it is longer than 16 characters, mkreiserfs will truncate it.

-q | --quiet
Sets mkreiserfs to work quietly without producing messages, progress or questions.
It is useful, but only for use by end users, if you run mkreiserfs in a script.

-j | --journal-device FILE
FILE is the name of the block device on which is to be places the filesystem
journal.

-o | --journal-offset N
N is the offset where the journal starts when it is to be on a separate device.
Default is 0. N has no effect when the journal is to be on the host device.

-s | --journal-size N
N is the size of the journal in blocks. When the journal is to be on a separate
device, its size defaults to the number of blocks that the device has. When
journal is to be on the host device, its size defaults to 8193 and the maximal
possible size is 32749 (for blocksize 4k). The minimum size is 513 blocks (whether
the journal is on the host or on a separate device).

-t | --transaction-max-size N
N is the maximum transaction size parameter for the journal. The default, and max
possible, value is 1024 blocks. It should be less than half the size of the
journal. If specified incorrectly, it will automatically be adjusted.

-B | --badblocks file
File is the file name of the file that contains the list of blocks to be marked as
bad on the filesystem. This list can be created by /sbin/badblocks -b block-size
device.

-f Forces mkreiserfs to continue even when the device is the whole disk, looks
mounted, or is not a block device. If -f is specified more than once, it allows the
user to avoid asking for confirmation.

-d Sets mkreiserfs to print debugging information during mkreiserfs.

-V Prints the version and then exits.

AUTHOR

       This version of mkreiserfs has been written by Edward Shishkin <edward@namesys.com>.

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