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NAME
       mkfs.minix - make a Minix filesystem


SYNOPSIS
       mkfs.minix [-c|-l filename] [-n namelength] [-i inodecount] [-v] 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  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  the  device  for bad blocks before creating the filesystem.  If any are found, the count is
              printed.

       -n namelength
              Specify the maximum length of filenames.  Currently, the only allowable values are 14 and 30.  The
              default is 30.  Note that kernels older than 0.99p7 only accept namelength 14.

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

       -l 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.

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

       -3     Make a Minix version 3 filesystem.


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


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

util-linux                                          June 2011                                      MKFS.MINIX(8)