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From: KH <gentoo-user@konstantinhansen.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Formating a USB stick
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:14:16 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4ACDD798.9040107@konstantinhansen.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200910072340.02974.expendable.0@danielquinn.org>

Daniel Quinn schrieb:
> Then when you're back at the prompt, run:
> 
>   # mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1
> 
> ...if sda is in fact your key.  You can even add "-L LabelName" to attach a 
> label to the stick:
> 
>   # mkfs.vfat -L "USB Stick" /dev/sda1
> 
Hi,

from man mkfs.vfat:

-n volume-name: Sets the volume name (label) of the file system.  The 
volume name can be up to 11 characters long.  The default is no label.

kh



  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-10-08 12:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-10-07 22:30 [gentoo-user] Formating a USB stick Mick
2009-10-07 22:55 ` dhk
2009-10-07 23:40 ` Daniel Quinn
2009-10-08  6:31   ` Mick
2009-10-08  8:41     ` Neil Bothwick
2009-10-08 10:34       ` daid kahl
2009-10-08 11:16         ` Neil Bothwick
2009-10-08 11:25           ` KH
2009-10-14 12:12           ` daid kahl
2009-10-08 11:22         ` KH
2009-10-08 14:10           ` Stroller
2009-10-09  9:17             ` KH
2009-10-08 12:14   ` KH [this message]
2009-10-08 20:25 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2009-10-08 21:10   ` Paul Hartman
2009-10-08 21:23     ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-10-08 22:14       ` Mick
2009-10-08 22:22       ` Paul Hartman
2009-10-08 23:14     ` Stroller
2009-10-09  6:56       ` Mick
2009-10-09  8:11         ` Neil Bothwick
2009-10-09 12:51           ` Mick

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