NAME

       mkfs.s3ql - Create an S3QL file system

SYNOPSIS

          mkfs.s3ql [options] <storage url>

DESCRIPTION

       S3QL is a file system for online data storage. Before using S3QL, make sure to consult the
       full documentation (rather than just  the  man  pages  which  only  briefly  document  the
       available userspace commands).

       The  mkfs.s3ql command creates a new file system in the location specified by storage url.
       The storage url depends on the backend that is used.  The  S3QL  User's  Guide  should  be
       consulted for a description of the available backends.

       Unless  you  have  specified  the  --plain  option,  mkfs.s3ql  will  ask  you to enter an
       encryption password. This password will not be read from an authentication file  specified
       with the --authfile option to prevent accidental creation of an encrypted file system.

OPTIONS

       The mkfs.s3ql command accepts the following options.

          --cachedir <path>
                 Store cached data in this directory (default: ~/.s3ql)

          --authfile <path>
                 Read authentication credentials from this file (default: ~/.s3ql/authinfo2)

          --debug <module>
                 activate  debugging output from <module>. Use all to get debug messages from all
                 modules. This option can be specified multiple times.

          --quiet
                 be really quiet

          --ssl  Always use SSL connections when connecting to remote servers. For backends  that
                 allow  only  encrypted  connections,  S3QL  uses SSL automatically, even if this
                 option is not set.

          --version
                 just print program version and exit

          -L <name>
                 Filesystem label

          --max-obj-size <size>
                 Maximum size of storage objects in KiB. Files bigger than this  will  be  spread
                 over multiple objects in the storage backend. Default: 10240 KiB.

          --plain
                 Create unencrypted file system.

          --force
                 Overwrite any existing data.

EXIT STATUS

       mkfs.s3ql returns exit code 0 if the operation succeeded and 1 if some error occurred.

SEE ALSO

       The S3QL homepage is at http://code.google.com/p/s3ql/.

       The  full  S3QL  documentation  should  also be installed somewhere on your system, common
       locations are /usr/share/doc/s3ql or /usr/local/doc/s3ql.

COPYRIGHT

       2008-2011, Nikolaus Rath