NAME¶
mkexfatfs - create an exFAT file system
SYNOPSIS¶
mkexfatfs [
-i volume-id ] [
-n volume-name ]
[
-p partition-first-sector ] [
-s
sectors-per-cluster ] [
-v ]
device
DESCRIPTION¶
mkexfatfs creates an exFAT file system on a block device.
device
is a special file corresponding to the device.
OPTIONS¶
Command line options available:
- -i volume-id
- A 32-bit hexadecimal number. By default a value based on
current time is set.
- -n volume-name
- Volume name (label), up to 15 characters. By default no
label is set.
- -p partition-first-sector
- First sector of the partition starting from the beginning
of the whole disk. exFAT super block has a field for this value but in
fact it's optional and does not affect anything. Default is 0.
- -s sectors-per-cluster
- Number of physical sectors per cluster (cluster is an
allocation unit in exFAT). Must be a power of 2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, etc.
Cluster size can not exceed 32 MB. Default cluster sizes are: 4 KB if
volume size is less than 256 MB, 32 KB if volume size is from 256 MB to 32
GB, 128 KB if volume size is 32 GB or larger.
- -v
- Print version and copyright.
EXIT CODES¶
Zero is returned on successful creation. Any other code means an error.
AUTHOR¶
Andrew Nayenko
SEE ALSO¶
mkfs(8)