mkapfs8
Create an apfs filesystem
Usage
mkapfs [-sv]
[-L
label]
[-U
UUID]
[-u
UUID]
[-F
tier2]
[-B
tier2-blocks]
device
[blocks]
Overview
mkapfs is an experimental tool to create an APFS filesystem with a single volume on the given device. The number of blocks for the device can be specified in blocks, otherwise the whole disk is used.
Options
-
-s -
Enable case sensitivity for the volume.
-
-z -
Enable normalization sensitivity for the volume.
-Llabel-
Set a label for the volume, with a maximum length of 255 bytes.
-UUUID-
Specify a UUID for the container, in the standard format. By default the value is chosen by /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid.
-uUUID-
Specify a UUID for the volume, in the standard format. By default the value is chosen by /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid.
-
-v -
Print the version number of
mkapfsand exit.
-Ftier2-
Specify the tier 2 device for a fusion drive.
-Btier2-blocks-
Specify the size (in blocks) for the tier 2 device given by the
-Foption. By default the whole disk is used.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.