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HFS.UTIL(8)                              BSD System Manager's Manual                             HFS.UTIL(8)

NAME
     hfs.util -- HFS/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

SEE ALSO
     diskarbitrationd(8)

HISTORY
     Derived from the Openstep Workspace Manager file system utility programs.

Darwin                                          July 16, 2003                                         Darwin

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