| NEWFS_SYSVBFS(8) | System Manager's Manual | NEWFS_SYSVBFS(8) | 
NAME
 newfs_sysvbfs — construct a new System V Boot File System
SYNOPSIS
| newfs_sysvbfs | [-FZ] [-s sectors] special | 
 
DESCRIPTION
 newfs_sysvbfs builds a System V boot file system on the specified special. If it is a device, the size information will be taken from the disk label and before running 
newfs_sysvbfs the disk must be labeled using 
disklabel(8); the proper fstype is “SysVBFS”. Otherwise, the size must be specified on the command line.
The following arguments are supported:
- 
-F
- 
Create file system to a regular file.
- 
-s sectors
- 
Create file system with specified number of disk sectors.
- 
-Z
- 
Fill file with zeroes instead of creating a sparse file.
 
HISTORY
 A newfs_sysvbfs command first appeared in NetBSD 4.0.
BUGS
 The sysvbfs support is still experimental and there are few sanity checks.