fc4: create a new ext3 (journal) filesystem

[Rick Stevens]

Jeff Vian wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-08-17 at 19:51 +0200, Dario Lesca wrote:
> 
>>Il giorno mer, 17/08/2005 alle 19.43 +0200, Bob Marcan ha scritto:
>>
>>>dsavage at peaknet.net wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Is sufficient to do a 'mkfs /dev/hda4' for generate a ext3 filesystem
>>>>>like those build during a FC4 setup?
>>>>>
>>>>>Or I must use in some way tune2fs command?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Dario,
>>>>
>>>>  # mke2fs -j /dev/hda4
>>>> or
>>>>  # mke2fs -j -L volume_label /dev/hda4
>>>>
>>>>should do the job. See 'man mke2fs' for other options
>>>>
>>>>--Doc
>>>>
>>>
>>>mkfs.ext3
>>
>>I have do a mkfs .... it is the same things of mkfs.ext3 ... ?
>>If Yes, I must run  mke2fs (or tune2fs) -j /dev/hda4 ?
>>
> 
> 
> tune2fs does NOT create (format) the filesystem.  Use the man pages for
> mkfs and see what options there are.
> 
> You have been given at least 2 commands to use (mke2fs and mkfs.ext3)
> both listed above, that will do what you asked about.

To build an ext3 filesystem:

	mke2fs -j /dev/hda4

Or

	mke2fs /dev/hda4
	tune2fs -j /dev/hda4

The man pages are your friends.  "man mke2fs" and "man tune2fs".
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