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NAME
newfs - construct a new file system
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/newfs
[-F FStype ][-o specific_options ][
-V] special
DESCRIPTION
The
newfs command is a "friendly" front-end to the
mkfs command (see mkfs(1M)). The newfs
com-
mand calculates the appropriate parameters and then builds the file system by invoking the
mkfs com-
mand.
special represents a character (raw) special device.
Options
newfs recognizes the following options:
-F FStype Specify the file system type on which to operate (see fstyp (1M) and fs_wrapper (5)).
If this option is not included on the command line, then the file system type is deter-
mined from the file
/etc/fstab by matching special with an entry in that file. If
there is no entry in
/etc/fstab, then the file system type is determined from the
file /etc/default/fs
. Current valid Fstype values are:
hfs and vxfs for the
HFS and JFS (VxFS) file systems, respectively.
-o specific_options
Specify options specific to the file system type. specific_options is a list of subop-
tions and/or keyword/attribute pairs intended for an FStype -specific module of the
command. See the file system specific manual entries for a description of the
specific_options that are supported, if any.
-V Echo the completed command line, but perform no other actions. The command line
is generated by incorporating the specified options and arguments and other infor-
mation derived from /etc/fstab. This option allows the user to verify the com-
mand line.
EXAMPLES
Execute the
newfs command to create an HFS file system on /dev/rdisk/disk2
newfs -F hfs /dev/rdisk/disk2
AUTHOR
newfs was developed by HP and the University of California, Berkeley.
FILES
/etc/default/fs File that specifies the default file system type.
/etc/fstab Static information about the file systems.
SEE ALSO
fsck(1M), fstyp(1M), mkfs(1M), newfs_hfs(1M), newfs_vxfs(1M), fstab(4), fs_wrapper(5), disk(7).
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