mkfs.vfat
Creates an MS-DOS filesystem inside a partition. More information: <https://manned.org/mkfs.vfat>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/mkfs.vfat.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install dosfstools
- Ubuntu
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apt-get install dosfstools
- Alpine
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apk add dosfstools
- Arch Linux
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pacman -S dosfstools
- Kali Linux
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apt-get install dosfstools
- CentOS
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yum install dosfstools
- Fedora
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dnf install dosfstools
- Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dosfstools
- OS X
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brew install dosfstools
- Raspbian
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apt-get install dosfstools
- Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/mkfs.vfat
- Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/mkfs.vfat mkfs.vfat
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Creates an MS-DOS filesystem inside a partition. More information: <https://manned.org/mkfs.vfat>.
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Create a vfat filesystem inside partition 1 on device b (`sdb1`):
mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1
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Create filesystem with a volume-name:
mkfs.vfat -n volume_name /dev/sdb1
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Create filesystem with a volume-id:
mkfs.vfat -i volume_id /dev/sdb1
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Use 5 instead of 2 file allocation tables:
mkfs.vfat -f 5 /dev/sdb1
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