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

NAME
     hfs.util -- HFS/HFS+ file system utility

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

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

     hfs.util -J [size] mountpoint

     hfs.util -U mountpoint

     hfs.util -I mountpoint

     hfs.util [-aksu] device

DESCRIPTION
     The hfs.util command supports the mounting, probing, and unmounting of HFS file systems.

     Options:
           -a          Adopt permissions for the HFS file system at device
           -I          Print out status information about the journal on the HFS file system at mountpoint
           -J [size]   Enable journaling on the HFS file system mounted on mountpoint.  An optional size may
                       be specified (e.g. 32M for a 32 megabyte journal).
           -k          Get the UUID key for the HFS file system at device
           -m          Mount the HFS file system located on device onto mountpoint with the flags mountflag1
                       mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
           -M          Force mount the HFS file system located on device onto mountpoint with the flags
                       mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4.  This is a deprecated option.
           -p          Probe the device for an HFS file system using the flags mountflag1 mountflag2
                       mountflag3 mountflag4
           -s          Set the UUID key (generates a new UUID value) for the HFS file system at device
           -u          Unmount the HFS file system located at device
           -U          Disable journaling on the HFS file system mounted on mountpoint

     The mountflags referenced above are either:
           oo   removable or fixed
           oo   readonly or writeable
           oo   suid or nosuid
           oo   dev or nodev

SEE ALSO
     diskarbitrationd(8)

HISTORY
     Derived from the Openstep Workspace Manager file system utility programs.

Darwin                           July 16, 2003                          Darwin