mkfs.fat

linux

Create an MS-DOS filesystem inside a partition.

Examples (5)

Create a fat filesystem inside partition `Y` on device `X`

sudo mkfs.fat /dev/sdXY

Create filesystem with a volume-name

sudo mkfs.fat -n volume_name /dev/sdXY

Create filesystem with a volume-id

sudo mkfs.fat -i volume_id /dev/sdXY

Use 4 instead of 2 file allocation tables

sudo mkfs.fat -f 4 /dev/sdXY

Specify filesystem type

sudo mkfs.fat -F 12|16|32 /dev/sdXY