mkfs.ext4
Create an ext4 filesystem inside a partition. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Create an ext4 filesystem inside partition Y on device X
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdXYIdentifyCreate an ext4 filesystem with a volume-label
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L volume_label /dev/sdXYIdentifyCreate an ext4 filesystem owned by a specific user and group
sudo mkfs.ext4 -E root_owner=user_id:group_id /dev/sdXYIdentify