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convertfs(1M)
NAME
convertfs - convert an HFS file system to allow long file names
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/convertfs
DESCRIPTION
The
convertfs
name length of 14 characters into one that supports file names up to 255 characters long. Once an HFS file
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system is converted to long file names, it cannot be restored to its original state, since the longer file names
require a directory representation that is incompatible with the default HFS directory format. Since this is
an irreversible operation,
convertfs
system, the system should be in single-user mode, with all unnecessary processes terminated and all non-
root file systems unmounted. Except for the root file system,
be converted be unmounted.
If invoked without arguments,
tems from
/etc/fstab
ically, it is desirable to convert all of the file systems in
two file systems mounted on the same system.
convertfs
tem to be converted. Only the block special file should be specified for a mounted root file system.
As part of the conversion process,
Options
-q
RETURN VALUE
convertfs
0
non-0
AUTHOR
convertfs
FILES
/etc/fstab
SEE ALSO
fsck(1M), mkfs(1M), newfs(1M), fstab(4).
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[
-q
] [special-file]
command converts an existing HFS file system supporting the default maximum file
convertfs
prompts for verification before it performs a conversion.
forces the system to reboot if the root file system is converted. When converting the root file
convertfs
. One or more or all of the listed file systems can be selected for conversion. Typ-
can also be invoked with an argument of either a block or character special-file of a file sys-
convertfs
Do quietly.
convertfs
mally
prompts the user before converting a file system.
convertfs
returns the following values:
Success. Either
convertfs
already allowed long file names.
Failure.
convertfs
was not able to convert the file system due to some failure in pro-
cessing.
was developed by HP.
Default list of file systems to check.
convertfs
interactively prompts the user with a list of the HFS file sys-
/etc/fstab
performs an
on each file system (see fsck(1M)).
fsck
will perform the conversions without querying the user. Nor-
successfully converted the file system, or the file system
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convertfs(1M)
requires that the file system to
to avoid inconsistencies between
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