mkfs.ext4

linux

Create an ext4 filesystem inside a partition.

Examples (3)

Create an ext4 filesystem inside partition Y on device X

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdXY

Create an ext4 filesystem with a volume-label

sudo mkfs.ext4 -L volume_label /dev/sdXY

Create an ext4 filesystem owned by a specific user and group

sudo mkfs.ext4 -E root_owner=uid:gid /dev/sdXY