Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:13:11 -0600 From: Gary Aitken <vagabond@blackfoot.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Gary Aitken <ah@dreamchaser.org>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick? Message-ID: <52323C77.6050901@blackfoot.net> In-Reply-To: <20130912235137.186fb207.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <5232348E.4070607@dreamchaser.org> <20130912235137.186fb207.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 09/12/13 15:51, Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:39:26 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: >> I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. >> I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. >> Is it possible, or do I have to find a windoze system? > > It is possible. The OS provides the newfs_msdos tool. > There is no need to deal with "Windows" for this task. > Great, thanks. I checked the newfs manpage but didn't look too carefully when the summary line said "construct a new UFS1/UFS2 file system"
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