mkfs.exfat:tldr:db906
mkfs.exfat: Create an exfat filesystem inside partition 1 on device b (`sdb1`).
$ mkfs.exfat ${-dev-sdb1}
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This command creates a file system with the exFAT format on a specified device.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
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mkfs.exfat: This is the command used to create an exFAT file system. It is typically executed as a standalone command in most Unix-like systems. -
${-dev-sdb1}: This is the device on which the exFAT file system will be created. In this case, the device specified is/dev/sdb1. The/dev/directory is where device files reside in Unix-like systems, andsdb1represents the first partition on the second SCSI disk (sdb).- The
${...}syntax is often used to reference variables or command substitutions, but in this case, it seems to be a typo or a misunderstanding, as it suggests the variable-dev-sdb1rather than the literal value/dev/sdb1.
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To correct the command and create an exFAT file system on /dev/sdb1, the correct command would be:
mkfs.exfat /dev/sdb1
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