NAME

       mkfs.minix - make a Minix filesystem

SYNOPSIS

       mkfs.minix [options] device [size-in-blocks]

DESCRIPTION

       mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem 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  device may be a block device or an image file of one, but this is not enforced.  Expect not much fun
       on a character device :-).

       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.

OPTIONS

       -c, --check
              Check the device for bad blocks before creating the filesystem.  If any are found,  the  count  is
              printed.

       -n, --namelength length
              Specify  the  maximum length of filenames.  Currently, the only allowable values are 14 and 30 for
              file system versions 1 and 2.  Version 3 allows only value 60.  The default is 30.

       -i, --inodes number
              Specify the number of inodes for the filesystem.

       -l, --badblocks filename
              Read the list of bad blocks from filename.  The file has one bad-block number per line.  The count
              of bad blocks read is printed.

       -1     Make a Minix version 1 filesystem.  This is the default.

       -2, -v Make a Minix version 2 filesystem.

       -3     Make a Minix version 3 filesystem.

       -V, --version
              Display version information and exit.  The long option cannot be combined with other options.

       -h, --help
              Display help text and exit.

EXIT CODES

       The exit code returned by mkfs.minix is one of the following:

       0      No errors

       8      Operational error

       16     Usage or syntax error

SEE ALSO

       fsck(8), mkfs(8), reboot(8)

AVAILABILITY

       The    mkfs.minix    command    is   part   of   the   util-linux   package   and   is   available   from
       https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.