hfs.util8
Hfs+ file system utility
Usage
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
Overview
The hfs.util command supports the mounting, probing, and unmounting of HFS+ file systems.
Options:
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-a -
Adopt permissions for the HFS file system at device
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-I -
Print out status information about the journal on the HFS file system at mountpoint
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-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).
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-k -
Get the UUID key for the HFS file system at device.
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-m -
Mount the HFS file system located on device onto mountpoint with the flags mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
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-M -
Force mount the HFS file system located on device onto mountpoint with the flags mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4. This is a deprecated option.
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-N -
Disable journaling on a HFS+ file system located at device
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-p -
Probe the device for an HFS file system using the flags mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
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-s -
Set the UUID key (generates a new UUID value) for the HFS file system at device
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-u -
Unmount the HFS file system located at device
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-U -
Disable journaling on the HFS+ file system mounted on mountpoint
The mountflags referenced above are either:
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removable or fixed
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readonly or writeable
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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.
History
- macOS 26.5 to macOS 12.0.1: the text shown here
- macOS 11.5 to OS X 10.9
- Mac OS X 10.8.5 to Mac OS X 10.8
- Mac OS X 10.7.5 to Mac OS X 10.6
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 to Mac OS X 10.4
- Mac OS X 10.3.9 to Mac OS X 10.3
- Mac OS X 10.2.8.G5 to Mac OS X 10.2
- Mac OS X 10.1.5 to Mac OS X 10.1
-I since Mac OS X 10.3;
-J since Mac OS X 10.3;
-M since Mac OS X 10.3;
-N since Mac OS X 10.6;
-U since Mac OS X 10.3;
-m since Mac OS X 10.3;
-p since Mac OS X 10.3;
-s since Mac OS X 10.2.
-n until Mac OS X 10.1.5.