MKFS.BFS(8)

NAME
mkfs.bfs - make an SCO bfs filesystem

SYNOPSIS

mkfs.bfs [options] device [block-count]

DESCRIPTION

mkfs.bfs creates an SCO bfs filesystem on a block device (usually a disk partition or a file accessed via the loop device).

The block-count parameter is the desired size of the filesystem, in blocks. If nothing is specified, the entire partition will be used.

OPTIONS

-N, --inodes number
    Specify the desired number of inodes (at most 512). If nothing is specified, some default number in the range 48-512 is picked depending on the size of the partition.

-V, --vname label
    Specify the volume label. I have no idea if/where this is used.

-F, --fname name
    Specify the filesystem name. I have no idea if/where this is used.

--lock[=mode]
    Use an exclusive BSD lock for the device or file that is operated upon. The optional argument mode can be yes (1), no (0), or nonblock. If the mode argument is omitted, it defaults to yes. This option overrides the environment variable $LOCK_BLOCK_DEVICE. The default is to not use any lock at all, but using a lock is recommended to avoid collisions with systemd-udevd(8) or other tools.

-v, --verbose
    Explain what is being done.

-c
    This option is silently ignored.

-l
    This option is silently ignored.

-h, --help
    Display help text and exit.

-V, --version
    Display version and exit. Option -V only works as --version when it is the only option.

EXIT STATUS

The exit status returned by mkfs.bfs is 0 when all went well, and 1 when something went wrong.

SEE ALSO

mkfs(8)

REPORTING BUGS

For bug reports, use the

AVAILABILITY

The mkfs.bfs command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from