This module creates file system.
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
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| dev | yes | Target block device. |
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| force | no | no |
| If yes, allows to create new filesystem on devices that already has filesystem. |
| fstype | yes |
File System type to be created.
reiserfs support was added in 2.2.
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| opts | no | List of options to be passed to mkfs command. |
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| resizefs (added in 2.0)
| no | no |
| If yes, if the block device and filessytem size differ, grow the filesystem into the space. Note, XFS Will only grow if mounted. |
# Create a ext2 filesystem on /dev/sdb1. - filesystem: fstype=ext2 dev=/dev/sdb1 # Create a ext4 filesystem on /dev/sdb1 and check disk blocks. - filesystem: fstype=ext4 dev=/dev/sdb1 opts="-cc"
Note
uses mkfs command
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