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diff --git a/chapter03/creatingfs.xml b/chapter03/creatingfs.xml index 76bbe247f..6be252a47 100644 --- a/chapter03/creatingfs.xml +++ b/chapter03/creatingfs.xml @@ -1,16 +1,29 @@ <sect1 id="ch04-creatingfs"> -<title>Creating a ext2 file system on the new partition</title> +<title>Creating a file system on the new partition</title> <para> -Once the partition is created, we have to create a new ext2 file system on -that partition. To create a new ext2 file system we use the mke2fs command. -Enter the new partition as the only option and the file system will be -created. If your partition is hda11, you would run: +Once the partition is created, we have to create a new file system on +that partition. If you want to create an ext2 file system, use the mke2fs +command. If you want to create a reiser file system, use the mkreiserfs +command. If you want to create a different kind of file system, use the +appropriate command. Enter the new partition as the only option to the +command and the file system will be created. If your partition is hda2 +and you want ext2 you would run: </para> <blockquote><literallayout> - <userinput>mke2fs /dev/hda11</userinput> + <userinput>mke2fs /dev/hda2</userinput> + +</literallayout></blockquote> + +<para> +If you want reiserfs you would run: +</para> + +<blockquote><literllayout> + + <userinput>mkreiserfs /dev/hda2</userinput> </literallayout></blockquote> |