5.3 File System Utilities

The following list reviews the file system utilities presented so far, and also includes a description of df(1CC) and flashdefrag(1M).

disklabel

Writes disk geometry and other information to a disk attached to the target system.

df

Displays information about file system use such as total file system size, available space, inodes used and inodes available.

flashdefrag

Defragements a Flash memory device attached to the target system.

format

Formats a Flash memory device attached to the target system.

fsck

Checks the integrity of a UFS file system and attempts to fix any errors it finds.

fsck_dos

Checks the integrity of an MS-DOS file system and attempts to fix any errors it finds.

mknod

Creates a special device driver file corresponding to a device attached to the ChorusOS system.

mount

Mounts a file system at a specified mount point in the existing file system hierarchy.

newfs

Writes a UFS file system structure to a labelled disk attached to the target system.

newfs_dos

Writes an MS-DOS file system structure to a labelled disk attached to the target system.

swapon

Activates a local swap partition that you have mounted.

umount

Removes a mounted file system from the file system hierarchy.