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mkfs.cramfs:tldr:89deb
mkfs.cramfs: Create a ROM filesystem with a volume-name.
$ mkfs.cramfs -n ${volume_name} ${-dev-sdb1}
try on your machine
The mkfs.cramfs
command is used to create a CramFS (Compressed ROM file system) on a specified device. It is primarily used for embedded systems and read-only storage.
Here is the breakdown of the command you provided:
mkfs.cramfs
: Invokes the CramFS file system creation tool.-n ${volume_name}
: Specifies the name of the volume or file system.${volume_name}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the desired name.${-dev-sdb1}
: Specifies the device on which the CramFS will be created.${-dev-sdb1}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual device, such as/dev/sdb1
.
To use this command, you need to replace ${volume_name}
with the desired name for your CramFS volume and ${-dev-sdb1}
with the appropriate device on your system.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.