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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The command is mke2fs to build an ext2 or ext3
filesystem. Yu can also use mkfs -t ext2 or mkfs -t ext3 if you don't need to
specify a lot of complex options to build the fs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>---<BR>Joseph C. Lininger<BR><A
href="mailto:jbahm@pcdesk.net">jbahm@pcdesk.net</A><BR>From the "Joe Wonders"
department:<BR>If a mnemonic device is supposed to help people remember things,
why is it that no one can spell the word, pronounce the word, or even remember
what the word means?</DIV>
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<A title=WhitleyCH.ctr@cherrypoint.usmc.mil
href="mailto:WhitleyCH.ctr@cherrypoint.usmc.mil">Whitley CTR Cecil H</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=speakup@braille.uwo.ca
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 14, 2003 6:19
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: FSCK.EXT3 command</DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Hi,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>there's an fdisk to establish
partitions and yes there is some equivilent of the dos format command. I
_believe_ it's of the form mkextfs for ext2 but won't swear to it!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Cecil</FONT> </P>
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