1VDOFORMAT(8)                System Manager's Manual               VDOFORMAT(8)
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NAME

6       vdoformat - format a VDO device
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SYNOPSIS

9       vdoformat [options...]  filename
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DESCRIPTION

12       vdoformat  formats  the file named by filename as a VDO device. This is
13       analogous to low-level device formatting.  The device will not be  for‐
14       matted if it already contains a VDO, unless the --force flag is used.
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16       vdoformat can also modify some of the formatting parameters.
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OPTIONS

19       --format
20              Format  the block device, even if there is already a VDO format‐
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23       --help Print this help message and exit.
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25       --logical-size=size
26              Set the logical (provisioned) size of the VDO device to size.  A
27              size  suffix  of  K  for kilobytes, M for megabytes, G for giga‐
28              bytes, T for terabytes, or P  for  petabytes  is  optional.  The
29              default unit is megabytes.
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31       --slab-bits=bits
32              Specify  the  slab size in bits. The maximum size is 23, and the
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35       --uds-checkpoint-frequency=frequency
36              Specify the frequency of checkpoints. The default is never.
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38       --uds-memory-size=gigabytes
39              Specify the amount of memory, in gigabytes,  to  devote  to  the
40              index. Accepted options are .25, .5, .75, and all positive inte‐
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43       --uds-sparse
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46       --verbose
47              Describe what is being formatted and with what parameters.
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49       --version
50              Show the version of vdoformat.
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SEE ALSO

53       vdo(8).
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57Red Hat                           2017-09-12                      VDOFORMAT(8)