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# mkfs.fat
> Create an MS-DOS filesystem inside a partition.
> More information: <https://manned.org/mkfs.fat>.
- Create a fat filesystem inside partition `Y` on device `X`:
`mkfs.fat {{/dev/sdXY}}`
- Create filesystem with a volume-name:
`mkfs.fat -n {{volume_name}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`
- Create filesystem with a volume-id:
`mkfs.fat -i {{volume_id}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`
- Use 5 instead of 2 file allocation tables:
`mkfs.fat -f 5 {{/dev/sdXY}}`
- Specify filesystem type:
`mkfs.fat -F {{12|16|32}} {{/dev/sdXY}}`