| parameter | required | default | choices | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dev | yes | Target block device. | ||
| 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. | ||
| opts | no | List of options to be passed to mkfs command. | ||
| 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
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