NAME

       mkexfatfs - create an exFAT file system

SYNOPSIS

       mkexfatfs  [ -i volume-id ] [ -n volume-name ] [ -p partition-first-sector ] [ -s sectors-per-cluster ] [
       -V ] device

DESCRIPTION

       mkexfatfs creates an exFAT file system on a block device.  device is a special file corresponding to  the
       partition on the device. Note that if this is an MBR partition then the file system type should be set to
       0x07 (NTFS/exFAT) otherwise other operating systems may refuse to mount the file system.

OPTIONS

       Command line options available:

       -i volume-id
              A 32-bit hexadecimal number. By default a value based on current time is set.

       -n volume-name
              Volume name (label), up to 15 characters. By default no label is set.

       -p partition-first-sector
              First  sector  of  the partition starting from the beginning of the whole disk.  exFAT super block
              has a field for this value but in fact it's optional and does not affect anything. Default is 0.

       -s sectors-per-cluster
              Number of physical sectors per cluster (cluster is an allocation unit in exFAT). Must be  a  power
              of  2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, etc. Cluster size can not exceed 32 MB. Default cluster sizes are: 4 KB if
              volume size is less than 256 MB, 32 KB if volume size is from 256 MB to 32 GB, 128  KB  if  volume
              size is 32 GB or larger.

       -V     Print version and copyright.

EXIT CODES

       Zero is returned on successful creation. Any other code means an error.

AUTHOR

       Andrew Nayenko

SEE ALSO

       mkfs(8),fdisk(8)

                                                  January 2014                                      MKEXFATFS(8)