# mkfs

> command used to format a block storage device with a specific file system

**Wikidata**: [Q1051758](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1051758)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkfs)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mkfs


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013