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== Install == | == Install == | ||
Alpine has multiple packages | Alpine has multiple storage media formatting packages available. Different packages/programs are used to format different types of filesystems. | ||
* dosfstools | * dosfstools | ||
* reiserfsprogs | * reiserfsprogs | ||
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== Format == | == Format == | ||
Here are some examples on how | Here are some examples on how to use the formatting tools: | ||
=== dosfstools === | === dosfstools === | ||
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== Other devices == | == Other devices == | ||
In our case we | In our case we want to format a floppy disk. (/dev/fd0) You can change /dev/fd0 to the device you want to format. | ||
== Partitions == | == Partitions == | ||
If you need to change or make a partition table on a Hard Drive you want to format, you can use: | |||
=== fdisk === | === fdisk === | ||
{{Cmd|fdisk /dev/hdc}} | {{Cmd|fdisk /dev/hdc}} | ||
Revision as of 02:32, 4 July 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.
- dosfstools
- reiserfsprogs
- e2fsprogs
- xfsprogs
- jfsutils
- ntfsprogs
In our example we want to format the floppy as vfat.
apk add dosfstools
Format
Here are some examples on how to use the formatting tools:
dosfstools
mkfs.vfat /dev/fd0
e2fsprogs
mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0 mkfs.ext3 /dev/fd0
Other devices
In our case we want to format a floppy disk. (/dev/fd0) You can change /dev/fd0 to the device you want to format.
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/hdc