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NAME
kfs - disk file system
SYNOPSIS
disk/kfs [-rc] [-b n] [-f file] [-n name] [-s]
DESCRIPTION
Kfs is a local user-level file server for a Plan 9 terminal
with a disk. Kfs begins by checking the file system for
consistency, rebuilding the free list, and placing a file
descriptor in /srv/service, where service is the service
name (default kfs). If the file system is inconsistent, the
user is asked for permission to ream (q.v.) the disk. The
file system is not checked if it is reamed.
The options are
b n If the file system is reamed, use n byte blocks.
Larger blocks make the file system faster and less
space efficient. 1024 and 4096 are good choices. N
must be a multiple of 512.
c Do not check the file system.
f file
Use file as the block storage file. The default is
/dev/hd0fs.
n name
Use kfs.name as the name of the service.
r Ream the file system, erasing all of the old data and
adding all blocks to the free list.
s Post file descriptor zero in /srv/service and read and
write protocol messages on file descriptor one.
EXAMPLES
% kfs -rb4096 -nlocal
% mount -c /srv/kfs.local /n/kfs
Create a file system with service name kfs.local and mount
it on /n/kfs.
FILES
/dev/hd0fs
Default file holding blocks.
SEE ALSO
kfscmd(8), mkfs(8), prep(8), hard(3)
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BUGS
This file system is known to be unreliable and shouldn't be
depended on.
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