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863565Sbostic.Dd
963565Sbostic.Dt NEWLFS 8
1063565Sbostic.Os BSD 4.4
1163565Sbostic.Sh NAME
1263565Sbostic.Nm newlfs
1363565Sbostic.Nd construct a new LFS file system
1463565Sbostic.Sh SYNOPSIS
1563565Sbostic.Nm newlfs
1663565Sbostic.Fl L
1763565Sbostic.Op Ar newlfs-options
1863565Sbostic.Ar special
1963565Sbostic.Sh DESCRIPTION
2063565Sbostic.Nm Newlfs
2163565Sbosticbuilds a log-structured file system on the specified special
2263565Sbosticdevice basing its defaults on the information in the disk label.
2363565Sbostic(Before running
2463565Sbostic.Nm newlfs
2563565Sbosticthe disk must be labeled using
2663565Sbostic.Xr disklabel 8 .)
2763565Sbostic.Pp
2863565SbosticThe following options define the general layout policies.
2963565Sbostic.Bl -tag -width Fl
3063565Sbostic.It Fl B
3163565SbosticThe logical segment size of the file system in bytes.
3263565Sbostic.It Fl b Ar block-size
3363565SbosticThe block size of the file system in bytes.
3463565Sbostic.It Fl L
3563565SbosticCreate a log-structured file system (LFS).
3663565SbosticThis flag is currently required.
3763565Sbostic.It Fl m Ar free space \&%
3863565SbosticThe percentage of space reserved from normal users; the minimum
3963565Sbosticfree space threshold.  The default value used is 10%.
4063565SbosticSee
4163565Sbostic.Xr tunefs 8
4263565Sbosticfor more details on how to set this option.
4363565Sbostic.It Fl s Ar size
4463565SbosticThe size of the file system in sectors.
4563565Sbostic.El
4663565Sbostic.Sh SEE ALSO
4763565Sbostic.Xr disktab 5 ,
4863565Sbostic.Xr fs 5 ,
4963565Sbostic.Xr dumplfs 8 ,
5063565Sbostic.Xr disklabel 8 ,
5163565Sbostic.Xr diskpart 8 ,
5263565Sbostic.Xr tunefs 8
5363565Sbostic.Rs
5463565Sbostic.%A M. McKusick
5563565Sbostic.%A W. Joy
5663565Sbostic.%A S. Leffler
5763565Sbostic.%A R. Fabry
5863565Sbostic.%T A Fast File System for UNIX ,
5963565Sbostic.%J ACM Transactions on Computer Systems 2
6063565Sbostic.%V 3
6163565Sbostic.%P pp 181-197
6263565Sbostic.%D August 1984
6363565Sbostic.%O (reprinted in the BSD System Manager's Manual)
6463565Sbostic.Re
6563565Sbostic.Sh HISTORY
6663565SbosticThe
6763565Sbostic.Nm
6863565Sbosticcommand appeared in
6963565Sbostic.Bx 4.4 .
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