term% cat index.txt MKFS(8) System Manager's Manual MKFS(8)
NAME
mkfs, mkbitfs, mklost+found - construct a file system
SYNOPSIS
/etc/mkfs special size
/etc/mkbitfs special size
/etc/mklost+found
DESCRIPTION
Mkfs (mkbitfs) constructs a regular (bitmapped) file system by writing
on the special file special. Size is the number of 1K (4K) blocks on
the special file. The resulting file system has a single empty direc‐
tory. The number of i-nodes is calculated as a function of the
filesystem size.
Immediately after creating a file system, mklost+found should be run to
create a repository for disconnected files recovered by fsck(8). If
the special file is /dev/disk and its mount point /mnt, mklost+found
works as follows:
/etc/mount /dev/disk /mnt
cd /mnt
/etc/mklost+found
Mkfs (only) also has capabilities for assembling a prototype file sys‐
tem, but this code has not been exercised in years.
SEE ALSO
filsys(5), fsck(8)
BUGS
There should be some way to specify bad blocks.
Mkfs and mkbitfs should make lost+found automatically.
MKFS(8)