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mke2fs — Create a Linux filesystem inside a partition. More information: <https://manned.org/mke2fs>.

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Problem

How to use the mke2fs command: Create a Linux filesystem inside a partition. More information: <https://manned.org/mke2fs>.

Solution

mke2fs — Create a Linux filesystem inside a partition. More information: <https://manned.org/mke2fs>.

Create an ext2 filesystem on a partition:

sudo mke2fs -t ext2 {{/dev/sdXY}}

Create an ext3 filesystem on a partition:

sudo mke2fs -t ext3 {{/dev/sdXY}}

Create an ext4 filesystem on a partition:

sudo mke2fs -t ext4 {{/dev/sdXY}}

Code Snippets

Create an ext2 filesystem on a partition

sudo mke2fs -t ext2 {{/dev/sdXY}}

Create an ext3 filesystem on a partition

sudo mke2fs -t ext3 {{/dev/sdXY}}

Create an ext4 filesystem on a partition

sudo mke2fs -t ext4 {{/dev/sdXY}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/mke2fs

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