NAME

mkapfs - create an APFS filesystem

SYNOPSIS

mkapfs [-sv] [-L label] [-U UUID] [-u UUID] 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 in the container 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.

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>.