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Create filesystems on block devices.
Attributes
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Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Values | Description |
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| dev | true | string | Target block device path. | |
| force | boolean | Force filesystem creation even if the device already has a filesystem. [default: false] |
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| fstype | true | string | ext4 ext3 ext2 xfs btrfs vfat swap |
Filesystem type to create. |
| opts | string | Additional options to pass to the mkfs command. |
Example
- name: Create ext4 filesystem
filesystem:
dev: /dev/sdb1
fstype: ext4
- name: Create xfs filesystem with force
filesystem:
dev: /dev/sdc1
fstype: xfs
force: true
- name: Create btrfs filesystem with options
filesystem:
dev: /dev/sdd1
fstype: btrfs
opts: -L mydata