Disk Commands

mkfs Linux Command

Creates a filesystem (formats) on a disk partition.

What does mkfs do?

Creates a filesystem (formats) on a disk partition.

mkfs -t type device

sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb1

Unmounts a filesystem (detaches a mounted device from the directory tree).

Checks and optionally repairs a filesystem for errors.

Mounts a filesystem (attaches a device to the directory tree).

Copies and converts raw data at the block level (disk cloning, bootable USB creation).

Manipulates disk partition table (create, delete, resize partitions).

Displays block device attributes including UUID and filesystem type.