mkfs.ntfs

Creates a NTFS filesystem inside a partition. More information: https://manned.org/mkfs.ntfs.

Create a NTFS filesystem inside partition 1 on device b (sdb1):
mkfs.ntfs {{/dev/sdb1}}
Create filesystem with a volume-label:
mkfs.ntfs -L {{volume_label}} {{/dev/sdb1}}
Create filesystem with specific UUID:
mkfs.ntfs -U {{UUID}} {{/dev/sdb1}}

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