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On Thu, 17 Nov 2022 at 21:30, Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> I need to rewrite the filesystem on a USB stick after it got damaged. |
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> My notes tell me to use 'mke2fs', but 'which' doesn't find it : |
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> has it been replaced by something else ? |
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> I have 'e2fsprogs' installed, but there's no 'man' file for it |
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> & it doesn't seem to create filesystems. |
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> There is a utility 'sys-fs/genext2fs', which I emerged & looked at, |
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> but it's not clear whether it does the simple job I need. |
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# equery b `which mke2fs` |
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* Searching for /sbin/mke2fs ... |
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sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.46.5-r4 (/sbin/mke2fs) |
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Might it be hidden behind USE="tools"? |
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Regards, |
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Arve |
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