mkapfs - create an APFS filesystem
mkapfs [-sv] [-L label] [-U UUID] [-u
UUID] [-F tier2] [-B tier2-blocks] device
[blocks]
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.
- -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.
Please report bugs via email or, if preferred, file a github issue
at https://github.com/eafer/apfsprogs/issues.
Written by Ernesto A. Fernández
<ernesto.mnd.fernandez@gmail.com>.