---
name: "mkraid"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "raidtools"
version: "0.42-33"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkraid"
---

# mkraid(8)

Utility for the Linux Multiple Devices driver

## NAME

mkraid - Utility for the Linux Multiple Devices driver

## SYNOPSIS

**mkraid** \[ **-f** \] \[ **-h** \] \[ **--only-superblock** \] *conf\_file*

## DESCRIPTION

**mkraid** reads a Linux MD raid1/4/5 configuration file, writes a raid superblock on the devices in the raid set, and initializes the set for first time use, depending on command line switches and configuration file settings.

## OPTIONS

This list of options is not complete.  Please refer to the source code for now.

- **-f**

  Force flag

- **-h**

  Display help

## AUTHOR

**mkraid** has been written by Ingo Molnar, Miguel de Icaza, Gadi Oxman and Bradley Ward Allen.