NAME

       mkapfs - create an APFS filesystem

SYNOPSIS

       mkapfs [-sv] [-L label] [-U UUID] [-u UUID] [-F tier2] [-B tier2-blocks] device [blocks]

DESCRIPTION

       mkapfs  is  an  experimental  tool to create an APFS filesystem with a single volume on the given device.
       The number of blocks for the device can be specified in blocks, otherwise the whole disk is used.

OPTIONS

       -s     Enable case sensitivity for the volume.

       -z     Enable normalization sensitivity for the volume.

       -L label
              Set a label for the volume, with a maximum length of 255 bytes.

       -U UUID
              Specify a UUID for the container, in the standard format.  By  default  the  value  is  chosen  by
              /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid.

       -u UUID
              Specify  a  UUID  for  the  volume,  in  the  standard  format.  By default the value is chosen by
              /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid.

       -v     Print the version number of mkapfs and exit.

       -F tier2
              Specify the tier 2 device for a fusion drive.

       -B tier2-blocks
              Specify the size (in blocks) for the tier 2 device given by the -F option. By  default  the  whole
              disk is used.

REPORTING BUGS

       Please    report    bugs    via    email    or,    if    preferred,    file    a    github    issue    at
       https://github.com/eafer/apfsprogs/issues.

AUTHOR

       Written by Ernesto A. Fernández <ernesto.mnd.fernandez@gmail.com>.

SEE ALSO

       apfsck(8)

apfsprogs 0.2.0                                   November 2024                                        mkapfs(8)