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

NAME
     ufs.util -- UFS file system utility

SYNOPSIS
     ufs.util -m device mountpoint [mountflag1] [mountflag2] [mountflag3] [mountflag4]

     ufs.util -p device [mountflag1] [mountflag2] [mountflag3] [mountflag4]

     ufs.util [-ksu] device

     ufs.util [-n] device name

DESCRIPTION
     The ufs.util command supports the mounting, probing, and unmounting of UFS file systems.

     Options:
           -k          get UUID key
           -m          Mount the UFS file system located on device onto mountpoint with the flags mountflag1
                       mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
           -n          set name
           -p          Probe the UFS file system located on device with the flags mountflag1 mountflag2
                       mountflag3 mountflag4
           -s          set UUID key
           -u          unmount

     mountflags 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                                         April 28, 2008                                         Darwin

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