Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

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Linux

Commands

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Options

-m mode, --mode mode

Set the access mode for new directories. See chmod for an

explanation of acceptable formats for mode.

-p, --parents

Create intervening parent directories if they don’t exist.

-v, --verbose

Print a message for each directory created.

--help

Print help message and then exit.

--version

Print version number and then exit.

-Z context, --context=context

Set security context in SELinux.

Examples

Create a read-only directory named personal:

mkdir -m 444 personal

The following sequence:

mkdir work; cd work

mkdir junk; cd junk

mkdir questions; cd ../..

can be accomplished by typing this:

mkdir -p work/junk/questions

mkdosfs

mkdosfs [options] device [blocks]

mkfs.msdos [options] device [blocks]

System administration command. Format device as an MS-DOS

filesystem. You may specify the number of blocks on the device or

allow mkdosfs to guess.

Options

-A Create an Atari MS-DOS filesystem.

-b backup-sector

Specify sector for backup boot sector. The default value

depends on the number of reserved sectors, but is usually

sector 6.

-c Scan device for bad blocks before execution.

-C Create and format a file suitable for use on a floppy disk. The

device given on the command line should be a filename, and

the number of blocks must also be specified.

-f n

Specify number of