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--- unix:freebsd:quick_tips [2023/11/23 01:03] – rodolico
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 <code bash>usbconfig</code>
+==== Format a Drive ====
+Following example will set up an empty drive (/dev/da23) with GPT as the schema and one slice (partition). The partition will have a label, //sneakernet//, then be formatted using ufs.
+When you label a slice, it can be found in /dev/gpt/ and mounted using that alias.
+<code bash>
+# create the GPT schema
+gpart create -s GPT da23
+# show what is there (nothing yet)
+gpart list /dev/da23
+# add a new slice of type UFS, and give it a label, sneakernet
+# use all of the available disk space for this (ie, only one slice)
+gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -l sneakernet da23
+# show what is up
+gpart list /dev/da23
+# format the partition with UFS
+newfs /dev/da23p1
+# it should now show up as an alias in /dev/gpt
+ls /dev/gpt
+# make a place to mount it
+mkdir /mnt/sneakernet
+# mount it
+mount /dev/gpt/sneakernet /mnt/sneakernet
+# unmount it
+umount /mnt/sneakernet
+# clean up
+rmdir /mnt/sneakernet
+</code>
 ===== Monitoring =====