mkzonefs - Man Page

mkzonefs [ -h|--help ] [ -v ] [ -f ] [ -L label ] [ -o features ] device

mkzonefs is used to create a zonefs file system on a zoned block device.

-h,  --help

Display a short usage message and return

-v

Verbose output

-f

Overwrite existing file system format on the device

-L label

Specify a label (volume name). A label must not exceed 32 characters.

-o features

Specify optional features. Features are comma separated and may take an argument using the equal ("=") sign. The following features are supported.

aggr_cnv

Aggregate contiguous conventional zones into a single file. Default: off (create one file per zone).

uid=UID

Create files with UID as owner user. The default is "root" user (UID 0).

gid=GID

Create files with GID as group owner. The default is "root" group (GID 0).

perm=permissions

Create files with permissions as access rights. The default is "640".

This version of mkzonefs was written by Damien Le Moal.

mkzonefs is available from https://github.com/westerndigitalcorporation/zonefs-tools/

The man page mkfs.zonefs(8) is an alias of mkzonefs(8).