NAME
hfs.util – HFS+ file system utility
SYNOPSIS
hfs.util -m device mountpoint [mountflag1] [mountflag2] [mountflag3] [mountflag4]
hfs.util -p device [mountflag1] [mountflag2] [mountflag3] [mountflag4]
hfs.util -J [size] mountpoint
hfs.util -U mountpoint
hfs.util -N device
hfs.util -I mountpoint
hfs.util [-aksu] device
DESCRIPTION
The hfs.util command supports the mounting, probing, and unmounting of HFS+ file systems.
Options:
- -a
-
Adopt permissions for the HFS file system at device
- -I
-
Print out status information about the journal on the HFS file system at mountpoint
- -J [size]
-
Enable journaling on the HFS file system mounted on mountpoint. An optional size may be specified (e.g. 32M for a 32 megabyte journal).
- -k
-
Get the UUID key for the HFS file system at device.
- -m
-
Mount the HFS file system located on device onto mountpoint with the flags mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
- -M
-
Force mount the HFS file system located on device onto mountpoint with the flags mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4. This is a deprecated option.
- -N
-
Disable journaling on a HFS+ file system located at device
- -p
-
Probe the device for an HFS file system using the flags mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
- -s
-
Set the UUID key (generates a new UUID value) for the HFS file system at device
- -u
-
Unmount the HFS file system located at device
- -U
-
Disable journaling on the HFS+ file system mounted on mountpoint
The mountflags referenced above are either:
-
removable or fixed
-
readonly or writeable
-
suid or nosuid
-
dev or nodev
Note that for the device references above, you must only supply the last component of the path to the device in question, such as disk0s2 rather than /dev/disk0s2.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
Derived from the Openstep Workspace Manager file system utility programs.