%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ dosfstools The dosfstools package contains various utilities for use with the FAT family of file systems. &lfs10_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &dosfstools-md5sum; Download size: &dosfstools-size; Estimated disk space required: &dosfstools-buildsize; Estimated build time: &dosfstools-time; User Notes: Enable the following option in the kernel configuration and recompile the kernel: File systems ---> <DOS/FAT/EXFAT/NT Filesystems ---> <*/M> MSDOS fs support [CONFIG_MSDOS_FS] <*/M> VFAT (Windows-95) fs support [CONFIG_VFAT_FS] Dosfstools Programs Install dosfstools by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/ \ --enable-compat-symlinks \ --mandir=/usr/share/man \ --docdir=/usr/share/doc/dosfstools-&dosfstools-version; && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install --enable-compat-symlinks: This switch creates the dosfsck, dosfslabel, fsck.msdos, fsck.vfat, mkdosfs, mkfs.msdos, and mkfs.vfat symlinks required by some programs. Installed Programs fatlabel, fsck.fat, and mkfs.fat Short Descriptions fatlabel sets or gets a MS-DOS filesystem label from a given device. fatlabel fsck.fat checks and repairs MS-DOS filesystems. fsck.fat mkfs.fat creates an MS-DOS filesystem under Linux. mkfs.fat