16.73. cdist-type__install_mkfs(7)¶
16.73.1. NAME¶
cdist-type__install_mkfs - build a linux file system
16.73.2. DESCRIPTION¶
This cdist type is a wrapper for the mkfs command.
16.73.3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶
- type
The filesystem type to use. Same as used with mkfs -t.
16.73.4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS¶
- 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
16.73.5. EXAMPLES¶
# 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"
16.73.6. SEE ALSO¶
mkfs(8)
16.73.8. COPYING¶
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.