mkfs.cpm1
Make a cp/m file system
Usage
mkfs.cpm [-f
format]
[-b
boot]
[-L
label]
[-t]
[-u]
image
Overview
mkfs.cpm makes a CP/M file system on an image file or device.
Options
-
-f format -
Use the given CP/M disk format instead of the default format.
-
-b bootblock -
Write the contents of the file bootblock to the system tracks instead of filling them with 0xe5. This option can be used up to four times. The file contents (typically boot block, CCP, BDOS and BIOS) are written to sequential sectors, padding with 0xe5 if needed.
-
-L label -
Label the file system. This is only supported by CP/M Plus.
-
-t -
Create time stamps.
-
-u -
Show all CP/M file names in upper case.
Return value
Upon successful completion, exit code 0 is returned.
Errors
Any errors are indicated by exit code 1.
Environment
CPMTOOLSFMT Default format
Files
/etc/cpmtools/diskdefs CP/M disk format definitions
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 8 times.
-t since Debian 9 (Stretch);
-u since Debian 12 (Bookworm).