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mkfs.fat

Create an MS-DOS filesystem inside a partition. tldr-pages

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Create a fat filesystem inside partition Y on device X

sudo mkfs.fat /dev/sdXYIdentify

Create filesystem with a volume-name

sudo mkfs.fat -n volume_name /dev/sdXYIdentify

Create filesystem with a volume-id

sudo mkfs.fat -i volume_id /dev/sdXYIdentify

Use 4 instead of 2 file allocation tables

sudo mkfs.fat -f 4 /dev/sdXYIdentify

Specify filesystem type

sudo mkfs.fat -F 12 /dev/sdXYIdentify