MSDOS.UTIL(8) System Manager's Manual MSDOS.UTIL(8)

msdos.util — DOS/Windows (FAT) file system utility

msdos.util -m mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4 device node


msdos.util -p mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4 device


msdos.util -u device


msdos.util -k device


msdos.util -n device name

The msdos.util command supports the mounting, probing, and unmounting of FAT file systems.

Options:

mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
mount
set name
mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
probe for mounting
unmount
print volume UUID

mountflags above are either:

FAT volumes do not actually have a volume UUID. They have an optional 4-byte volume ID. If a volume has an ID, then it will be converted to a version 3 UUID using MD5 to checksum the kFSUUIDNamespaceSHA1 UUID folowed by the volume ID.

For the -k option, if the volume has a volume ID, the exit status will be 253 and the UUID will be printed to standard out, without any trailing newline. Otherwise, if the volume appears to be FAT, the exit status will be 255. If the volume does not appear to be FAT, the exit status will be 254.

/System/Library/Filesystems/msdos.fs/Contents/Resources/msdos.util

diskarbitrationd(8)

Derived from the Openstep Workspace Manager file system utility programs.

March 24, 2001 Darwin