{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "xfs_mkfile",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/xfs_mkfile/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-07T15:13:51Z",
    "synopsis": "xfsmkfile [ -v ] [ -n ] [ -p ] size[k|b|m|g] filename ...",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "xfsmkfile - create an XFS file\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "xfsmkfile [ -v ] [ -n ] [ -p ] size[k|b|m|g] filename ...",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "xfs_mkfile -V",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "xfsmkfile creates one or more files. The file is padded with zeroes by default.  The default\nsize  is  in  bytes, but it can be flagged as kilobytes, blocks, megabytes, or gigabytes with\nthe k, b, m, or g suffixes, respectively.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-v",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-v"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-n",
                    "content": "of file and write a block.\n",
                    "flag": "-n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-p",
                    "content": "to the desired size.\n",
                    "flag": "-p"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V",
                    "content": "xfsmkfile(8)",
                    "flag": "-V"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "summary": "xfsmkfile - create an XFS file",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-v",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-n",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "of file and write a block."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-p",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "to the desired size."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "xfsmkfile(8)"
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}