# mkfs.bfs

## NAME



           mkfs.bfs - make an SCO bfs filesystem
    


## SYNOPSIS



           **mkfs.bfs**[options] _device_ [_block-count_]
    


## DESCRIPTION



           **mkfs.bfs** creates an SCO bfs filesystem on a block device (usually
           a disk partition or a file accessed via the loop device).
    
           The _block-count_ parameter is the desired size of the filesystem,
           in blocks. If nothing is specified, the entire partition will be
           used.
    


## OPTIONS



           **-N** , **--inodes** _number_
               Specify the desired _number_ of inodes (at most 512). If nothing
               is specified, some default number in the range 48-512 is
               picked depending on the size of the partition.
    
           **-V** , **--vname** _label_
               Specify the volume _label_. I have no idea if/where this is
               used.
    
           **-F** , **--fname** _name_
               Specify the filesystem _name_. I have no idea if/where this is
               used.
    
           **--lock**[**=**_mode_]
               Use an exclusive BSD lock for the device or file that is
               operated upon. The optional argument _mode_ can be **yes**(**1**), **no**
               (**0**), or **nonblock**. If the _mode_ argument is omitted, it defaults
               to **yes**. This option overrides the environment variable
               **$LOCK_BLOCK_DEVICE**. The default is to not use any lock at all,
               but using a lock is recommended to avoid collisions with
               systemd-udevd(8) or other tools.
    
           **-v** , **--verbose**
               Explain what is being done.
    
           **-c**
               This option is silently ignored.
    
           **-l**
               This option is silently ignored.
    
           **-h** , **--help**
               Display help text and exit.
    
           **-V** , **--version**
               Display version and exit. Option **-V** only works as **--version**
               when it is the only option.
    


## EXIT STATUS



           The exit status returned by **mkfs.bfs** is 0 when all went well, and
           1 when something went wrong.
    


## AVAILABILITY



           The **mkfs.bfs** 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/>. This page is
           part of the _util-linux_ (a random collection of Linux utilities)
           project. Information about the project can be found at 
           ⟨https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/⟩. If you have a
           bug report for this manual page, send it to
           util-linux@vger.kernel.org. This page was obtained from the
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           ⟨git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git⟩ on
           2025-08-11. (At that time, the date of the most recent commit that
           was found in the repository was 2025-08-05.) If you discover any
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    util-linux 2.42-start-521-ec46  2025-08-09                    _MKFS.BFS_(8)
    


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