Le 04/01/2019 à 17:25, Jonathan Dowland a écrit :
On Fri, Jan 04, 2019 at 01:36:59PM +0000, Curt wrote:
But how about:
-I When using MO disks, where partitions aren't always required, modifies
mkfs.fat's default behavior, allowing it to write the filesystem across the
entire, unpartitioned device (called 'superfloppy' format under some
other OSes).
Much better.
I disagree. It misleads the reader into believing that the option
applies only to magneto-optical disks, while it also applies to fixed
disks and, I guess, any other storage device type.
IMO, the default behaviour does not make sense and the -I option should
not even exist ; mkfs.fat should accept to create a filesystem on an
entire unpartitioned device of any type by default, just like other
mkfs.* do.