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Ext2 (Second Extended File System)
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     mke2fs /dev/fd0 1440          # Makes an ext2 filesystem of 1440
                                   # block on A:
     mke2fs -c /dev/fd0 1440       # Same as above, but tests floppy first
     e2fsck /dev/fd0               # Tests filesystem integrity. (like
                                   # chkdsk in Dos)
     e2fsck -p /dev/fd0            # Repairs filesystem. (like chkdsk /f
                                   # in Dos)
     mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt   # Mounts the disk in A: on /mnt.
                                   # The directory /mnt must already exist
     umount /mnt                   # Unmounts /mnt. No process should
                                   # have its working directory in /mnt
                                   # No process should have open files in
                                   # /mnt

   Note: don't use ext2 on 2m disks On some systems `mke2fs' is also
called mkfs.ext2, and e2fsck is also called fsck.ext2