Format

errorsunknownp · 12-24-2008, 05:33 AM

What is the command do format the pendrive?

eco · 12-24-2008, 05:52 AM

Hi,

If by pendrive you mean something like a usb device... and if you want it in ext3, then do this.

Find out what device it is. Plug it into your PC then type
# dmesg|tail

You should see something like /dev/sdb1

When you do and you are sure it's the right device, simply format it like this
# mke2fs -j /dev/sdb1

reddazz · 12-24-2008, 05:55 AM

You use mkfs to format partitions. For a pendrive, you probably want to format it with fat32 and the right command for this is mkfs.vfat.