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# mkfs
> Build a Linux filesystem on a hard disk partition.
> This command is deprecated in favor of filesystem specific mkfs.type utils.
> More information: <https://manned.org/mkfs>.
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- Build a Linux ext2 filesystem on a partition:
`mkfs {{/dev/sdXY}}`
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- Build a filesystem of a specified type:
`mkfs {{[-t|--type]}} {{ext4}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`
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- Build a filesystem of a specified type and check for bad blocks:
`mkfs -c {{[-t|--type]}} {{ntfs}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`