MKFS.BFS(8)                  System Administration                 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 exclusive BSD lock for device or file it operates. The optional
           argument mode can be yes, no (or 1 and 0) or nonblock. If the mode
           argument is omitted, it defaults to yes. This option overwrites
           environment variable $LOCK_BLOCK_DEVICE. The default is not to use
           any lock at all, but it's 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
           Print 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 issue tracker at
       <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

AVAILABILITY
       The mkfs.bfs command is part of the util-linux package which can be
       downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
       <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

util-linux 2.40                   2024-04-06                       MKFS.BFS(8)