Mkdosfs
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mkdosfs is one of the applications that are included in the dosfstoolshttp://blog.daniel-baumann.ch/ package, and it is used to create a DOS
file system under Linux on a data storage device
(usually a disk partition).
You may specify the number of blocks on the device or allow mkdosfs to guess
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
file system under Linux on a data storage device
Data storage device
thumb|200px|right|A reel-to-reel tape recorder .The magnetic tape is a data storage medium. The recorder is data storage equipment using a portable medium to store the data....
(usually a disk partition).
Usage
mkdosfs [options] deviceYou may specify the number of blocks on the device or allow mkdosfs to guess