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author | Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@gmail.com> | 2020-01-19 20:48:01 +0900 |
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committer | Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@gmail.com> | 2020-01-19 20:48:01 +0900 |
commit | 51e471a747630ddfe7830dc8cf74bdb6dc6a4bc9 (patch) | |
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exfat-tools: update README
Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@gmail.com>
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\ No newline at end of file + +## exfat-tools ? +Exfat-tools is mkfs(format)/fsck(repair) implementation for exfat filesystem under GNU GPL version 2. This opensource project was created by Namjae Jeon as exfat is officially supported in Linux kernel. + +## Maintainers + +* Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@gmail.com> +* Hyunchul Lee <hyc.lee@gmail.com> + +## building exfat tools + +Install preprequisite packages: + For Ubuntu: + sudo apt-get install autoconf libtool pkg-config + + For Fedora, RHEL: + sudo yum install autoconf automake libtool + +Build steps: + - cd into the exfat-tools directory + - ./autogen.sh + - ./configure + - make + - make install + +## USING exFAT TOOLS + +- mkfs.exfat: + Build a exfat filesystem on a device or partition(e.g. /dev/hda1, dev/sda1). + +Usage example: + 1. No option(default) : cluster size adjustment as per device size, quick format. + mkfs.exfat /dev/sda1 + 2. To change cluster size(KB) user want + mkfs.exfat -c 128 /dev/sda1 + 3. For full format(zero out) + mkfs.exfat -f /dev/sda1 + +- fsck.exfat(Preparing): + Check the consistency of your exfat filesystem and optinally repair a corrupted device formatted by exfat. |