mkfs_bfs(1M)

mkfs_bfs -- construct a boot filesystem

Synopsis

mkfs [-F bfs] special size [inodes]

Description

mkfs is used to create a boot filesystem, which is a contiguous flat filesystem, to hold the bootable programs and data files necessary for the boot procedure.

The argument special is the device special file that refers to the partition on which the filesystem is to be created.

The size argument is used to specify the size of the filesystem. The block size is automatically 512 bytes.

NOTE: The maximum size of a bfs filesystem is 128 MB.

The inodes argument specifies the number of files that the filesystem will hold.

References

fs_bfs(4), generic fsck(1M), generic mkfs(1M)

Notices

This filesystem is intended to hold the bootable files and data files for the boot procedure. Use as a general purpose filesystem is not recommended.