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{{Note|'''/dev/ | {{Note|'''/dev/sda1''' is used as a example}} | ||
=== dosfstools === | === dosfstools === | ||
{{Cmd|mkfs.vfat /dev/ | {{Cmd|mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1}} | ||
=== e2fsprogs === | === e2fsprogs === | ||
{{Cmd|mkfs.ext2 /dev/ | {{Cmd|mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1 | ||
mkfs.ext3 /dev/ | mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1 | ||
mkfs.ext4 /dev/ | mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1}} | ||
=== btrfs-progs === | === btrfs-progs === | ||
{{Cmd|mkfs.btrfs /dev/ | {{Cmd|mkfs.btrfs /dev/sda1}} | ||
= Partitions = | = Partitions = | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 28 December 2021
Documentation how to use the Alpine distro to format HD/Floppy/Other.
Install
Alpine has multiple storage media formatting packages available. Different packages/programs are used to format different types of filesystems.
- btrfs-progs - For BTRFS
- dosfstools - For FAT12/FAT16/FAT32
- e2fsprogs - For ext3/ext4
- f2fs-tools - For F2FS
- jfsutils - For JFS
- ntfs-3g - For NTFS (Note: ntfs-3g is a FUSE driver)
- xfsprogs - For XFS
Format
Here are some examples on how to use the formatting tools:
Note: /dev/sda1 is used as a example
dosfstools
mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1
e2fsprogs
mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1 mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1 mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
btrfs-progs
mkfs.btrfs /dev/sda1
Partitions
If you need to change or make a partition table on a Hard Drive you want to format, you can use:
fdisk
fdisk /dev/sda