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mkexfatfs - create an exFAT file system

mkexfatfs [ -i volume-id ] [ -n volume-name ] [ -p partition-first-sector ] [ -s sectors-per-cluster ] [ -V ] device

mkexfatfs creates an exFAT file system on a block device. device is a special file corresponding to the partition on the device. Note that if this is an MBR partition then the file system type should be set to 0x07 (NTFS/exFAT) otherwise other operating systems may refuse to mount the file system.

Command line options available:

*-i*/ volume-id/

A 32-bit hexadecimal number. By default a value based on current time is set.

*-n*/ volume-name/

Volume name (label), up to 15 characters. By default no label is set.

*-p*/ partition-first-sector/

First sector of the partition starting from the beginning of the whole disk. exFAT super block has a field for this value but in fact it’s optional and does not affect anything. Default is 0.

*-s*/ sectors-per-cluster/

Number of physical sectors per cluster (cluster is an allocation unit in exFAT). Must be a power of 2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, etc. Cluster size can not exceed 32 MB. Default cluster sizes are: 4 KB if volume size is less than 256 MB, 32 KB if volume size is from 256 MB to 32 GB, 128 KB if volume size is 32 GB or larger.

-V

Print version and copyright.

Zero is returned on successful creation. Any other code means an error.

Andrew Nayenko

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