How To Install Mkfs.fat?

How To Install Mkfs.fat?

mkfs.fat

Creates an MS-DOS filesystem inside a partition.

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Maintainer: Andreas Bombe
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Website: https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools
Section: otherosfs

Install mkfs.fat

  • Debian apt-get install dosfstools Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install dosfstools Click to copy
  • Alpine OS apk add dosfstools Click to copy
  • Arch Linux pacman -S dosfstools Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install dosfstools Click to copy
  • CentOS yum install dosfstools Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install dosfstools Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install dosfstools Click to copy
  • macOS brew install dosfstools Click to copy

Creates an MS-DOS filesystem inside a partition.

How to use mkfs.fat?

Below are few example commands for mkfs.fat that you can use in the terminal.

Create a fat filesystem inside partition 1 on device b (`sdb1`):
mkfs.fat /dev/sdb1Click to copyCreate filesystem with a volume-name:
mkfs.fat -n volume_name /dev/sdb1Click to copyCreate filesystem with a volume-id:
mkfs.fat -i volume_id /dev/sdb1Click to copyUse 5 instead of 2 file allocation tables:
mkfs.fat -f 5 /dev/sdb1Click to copy
Install the latest version of mkfs.fat in Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, CentOS, Fedora, Raspbian and macOS from terminal. To install the mkfs.fat just copy the above command for your OS and run into terminal. After you run the command it will grab the latest version of mkfs.fat from the respository and install it in your computer/server.