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MKEXFATFS(8)		     System Manager's Manual		    MKEXFATFS(8)

NAME
     mkexfatfs - create an exFAT file system

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

DESCRIPTION
     mkexfatfs creates an exFAT file system on a block device.	device is a spe-
     cial  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.

OPTIONS
     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.

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

AUTHOR
     Andrew Nayenko

SEE ALSO
     mkfs(8),fdisk(8)

				  January 2014			    MKEXFATFS(8)

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