source: postlfs/filesystems/dosfstools.xml

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY dosfstools-download-http "https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/releases/download/v&dosfstools-version;/dosfstools-&dosfstools-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY dosfstools-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY dosfstools-md5sum        "49c8e457327dc61efab5b115a27b087a">
  <!ENTITY dosfstools-size          "314 KB">
  <!ENTITY dosfstools-buildsize     "4.5 MB (with tests)">
  <!ENTITY dosfstools-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="dosfstools" xreflabel="dosfstools-&dosfstools-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="dosfstools.html"?>


  <title>dosfstools-&dosfstools-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="dosfstools">
    <primary sortas="a-dosfstools">dosfstools</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to dosfstools</title>

    <para>
      The <application>dosfstools</application> package contains various
      utilities for use with the FAT family of file systems.
    </para>

    &lfs121_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&dosfstools-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&dosfstools-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &dosfstools-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &dosfstools-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &dosfstools-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &dosfstools-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>


  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="kernel" id='dosfstools-kernel'>
    <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>
      Enable the following option in the kernel configuration
      and recompile the kernel if you need to mount a FAT-family filesystem:
    </para>

    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
      href="dosfstools-kernel.xml"/>

    <para>
      Note that <option>CONFIG_MSDOS_FS</option> deliberately unsupport
      long file names.  <option>CONFIG_VFAT_FS</option> should be used
      instead unless you really want to enforce the DOS-style
      <quote>8.3</quote> file names.
    </para>

    <para>
      You can mount a FAT-family filesystem once the kernel supports it.
      If you don't need to create, check, or relabel a FAT-family system,
      you may skip this package.
    </para>

    <indexterm zone="dosfstools dosfstools-kernel">
      <primary sortas="d-fat">FAT Support in Kernel</primary>
    </indexterm>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of dosfstools</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>dosfstools</application> by running the
      following commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr            \
            --enable-compat-symlinks \
            --mandir=/usr/share/man  \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/dosfstools-&dosfstools-version; &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <parameter>--enable-compat-symlinks</parameter>: This switch creates the
      <application>dosfsck</application>,
      <application>dosfslabel</application>,
      <application>fsck.msdos</application>,
      <application>fsck.vfat</application>,
      <application>mkdosfs</application>,
      <application>mkfs.msdos</application>, and
      <application>mkfs.vfat</application> symlinks required by some programs.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>fatlabel, fsck.fat, and mkfs.fat</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="fatlabel">
        <term><command>fatlabel</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            sets or gets a MS-DOS filesystem label from a given device
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="dosfstools fatlabel">
            <primary sortas="b-fatlabel">fatlabel</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="fsckfat">
        <term><command>fsck.fat</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            checks and repairs MS-DOS filesystems
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="dosfstools fsckfat">
            <primary sortas="b-fsckfat">fsck.fat</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="mkfsfat">
        <term><command>mkfs.fat</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            creates an MS-DOS filesystem under Linux
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="dosfstools mkfsfat">
            <primary sortas="b-mkfsfat">mkfs.fat</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>