[Ilugc] remove windows
Shakthi Kannan
cyborg4k at yahoo.com
Sun Dec 11 23:42:20 IST 2005
Hi Binand,
--- Binand wrote:
> -j Create the filesystem with an ext3
journal.
>
> which is exactly what mkfs -t ext3 would do. That
is, ext3 =
> ext3.
> So can you please explain how the two commands
differ?
Functionality wise they are the same. But, mkfs is a
wrap-around to other mkfs(.) calls. See the BUGS
section in man mkfs for its limitations.
Its better to use tune2fs to convert ext2 to ext3
filesystems.
http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/ext2toext3.htm
Cheers,
SK
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Shakthi Kannan, MS
Software Engineer, Specsoft (Hexaware Technologies)
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