tldr/pages/linux/mke2fs.md

mke2fs

Create a Linux filesystem inside a partition. More information: https://manned.org/mke2fs.

• Create an ext2 filesystem on a partition:

sudo mke2fs -t ext2 {{/dev/sdXY}}

• Create an ext3 filesystem on a partition:

sudo mke2fs -t ext3 {{/dev/sdXY}}

• Create an ext4 filesystem on a partition:

sudo mke2fs -t ext4 {{/dev/sdXY}}