cdist-type__install_mkfs - build a linux file system

Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>

Copyright (C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

ungleich GmbH 2021 7.0.0 Sep 11, 2024 CDIST-TYPE__INSTALL_MKFS(7)

This cdist type is a wrapper for the mkfs command.

# reiserfs /dev/sda5 __install_mkfs /dev/sda5 --type reiserfs # same thing with explicit device __install_mkfs whatever --device /dev/sda5 --type reiserfs # jfs with journal on /dev/sda2 __install_mkfs /dev/sda1 --type jfs --options "-j /dev/sda2"

cdist-type__install_mkfs - build a linux file system

device defaults to object_id options file system-specific options to be passed to the mkfs command blocks the number of blocks to be used for the file system

type The filesystem type to use. Same as used with mkfs -t.

mkfs(8)