# mkfs.minix(8) - man - phpman

> **TLDR:** Create a Minix filesystem inside a partition.
>
- Create a Minix filesystem inside partition Y on device X:
  `sudo mkfs.minix {{/dev/sdXY}}`

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## NAME
       mkfs.minix - make a Minix filesystem

## SYNOPSIS
       **mkfs.minix** [options] _device_ [_size-in-blocks_]

## DESCRIPTION
       **mkfs.minix** creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device (usually a disk partition).

       The _device_ is usually of the following form:

           /dev/hda[1-8] (IDE disk 1)
           /dev/hdb[1-8] (IDE disk 2)
           /dev/sda[1-8] (SCSI disk 1)
           /dev/sdb[1-8] (SCSI disk 2)

       The device may be a block device or an image file of one, but this is not enforced. Expect
       not much fun on a character device :-).

       The _size-in-blocks_ parameter is the desired size of the file system, in blocks. It is present
       only for backwards compatibility. If omitted the size will be determined automatically. Only
       block counts strictly greater than 10 and strictly less than 65536 are allowed.

## OPTIONS
### -c --check
           Check the device for bad blocks before creating the filesystem. If any are found, the
           count is printed.

### -n --namelength
           Specify the maximum length of filenames. Currently, the only allowable values are 14 and
           30 for file system versions 1 and 2. Version 3 allows only value 60. The default is 30.

       **--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 udevd or other tools.

### -i --inodes
           Specify the number of inodes for the filesystem.

### -l --badblocks
           Read the list of bad blocks from _filename_. The file has one bad-block number per line.
           The count of bad blocks read is printed.

### -1
           Make a Minix version 1 filesystem. This is the default.

### -2 -v
           Make a Minix version 2 filesystem.

### -3
           Make a Minix version 3 filesystem.

### -V --version
           Display version information and exit. The long option cannot be combined with other
           options.

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

## ENVIRONMENT
       LOCK_BLOCK_DEVICE=<mode>
           use exclusive BSD lock. The mode is "1" or "0". See **--lock** for more details.

## EXIT STATUS
       The exit status returned by **mkfs.minix** is one of the following:

       0
           No errors

       8
           Operational error

       16
           Usage or syntax error

## SEE ALSO
       [**fsck**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fsck/8/markdown), [**mkfs**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mkfs/8/markdown), [**reboot**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/reboot/8/markdown)

## REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues>.

## AVAILABILITY
       The **mkfs.minix** 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/>>.



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