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From: pjh@mccc.UUCP (peter j holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: mkfs and inodes
Keywords: 3b2/400; SV R3.1
Message-ID: <617@mccc.UUCP>
Date: 23 Feb 89 03:10:36 GMT
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Organization: Mercer County Community College, Trenton, New Jersey 08690
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If I run a mkfs on an existing file system (just to increase the number
of inodes), will I be wiping out the files in the system?

If so, is it necessary to reformat before using mkfs?

Thanks,
Pete