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-modules <modules>
                 Activate  debugging  output  from  specified  modules  (use  commas  to separate
                 multiple modules). Debug messages will be written to the target specified by the
                 --log option.

          --debug
                 Activate  debugging output from all S3QL modules. Debug messages will be written
                 to the target specified by the --log option.

          --quiet
                 be really quiet

          --backend-options <options>
                 Backend specific options (separate by commas).  See  backend  documentation  for
                 available options.

          --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 CODES

       mkfs.s3ql may terminate with the following exit codes:

       0      Everything went well.

       1      An unexpected error occured. This may indicate a bug in the program.

       2      Invalid command line argument.

       3      Invalid backend option.

       11     No such backend.

       12     Authentication file has insecure permissions.

       13     Unable to parse proxy settings.

       14     Invalid credentials (Authentication failed).

       15     No permission to access backend (Authorization denied).

       16     Invalid storage URL, specified location does not exist in backend.

       19     Unable to connect to backend, can't resolve hostname.

       45     Unable to access cache directory.

SEE ALSO

       The S3QL homepage is at https://bitbucket.org/nikratio/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 Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org>