FSTRANSFORM(8)

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version 0.9.4 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43

💖 FSTRANSFORM 💖

okay bestie, listen up — this is the manual page for fstransform, section 8 of the System Administration Utilities, and it is genuinely iconic. no cap. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

fstransform — manual page for fstransform 0.9.4

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

fstransform [OPTION]... DEVICE NEW-FILE-SYSTEM-TYPE

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

Transform file system inside DEVICE to NEW-FILE-SYSTEM-TYPE, preserving its contents and without need for backup.

like… it just changes the whole file system out from under you and keeps everything? main character behavior fr fr. no backup needed, that's the whole point. 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --cmd-CMD-NAME=CMD-PATH — set external command CMD-NAME to use. default: autodetect ✨
  • --force-untested-file-systems — also transform untested file systems (DANGEROUS) 💀 bestie please read that again. DANGEROUS. it's giving "I trust you but the universe doesn't".
  • --list-source-file-systems — list file systems supported as source and exit 🌸
  • --list-target-file-systems — list file systems supported as target and exit 🦋
  • --loop-file=LOOP-FILE — override loop-file path
  • --loop-mount-point=PATH — override loop-file mount point
  • --new-size=SIZE — set new file system length. default: device length
  • --current-fstype=OLD-TYPE — override current (old) file system type autodetection required for ntfs file system
  • --opts-fsmove=OPTS — pass OPTS as additional options to fsmove
  • --opts-fsremap=OPTS — pass OPTS as additional options to fsremap
  • --opts-mkfs=OPTS — pass OPTS as options to mkfs. default: -q
  • --opts-fsck-source=OPTS — override fsck options for old file system. default: -p -f
  • --opts-fsck-target=OPTS — override fsck options for new file system. default: -p -f
  • --show-time[=yes|=no] — show current time before each message. default: yes ⏰
  • --prealloc[=yes|no] — use EXPERIMENTAL files preallocation. default: no 🙈 (experimental!! we love a risky queen but just know it's experimental)
  • --questions=[yes|no|on-error] — whether to ask questions interactively. default: on-error
  • --reversible[=yes|no] — create zero-file, fsremap will do a reversible transformation. default: no 🔁
  • --x-OPTION=VALUE — set internal, undocumented option. For maintainers only. 🚫 (not for us, bestie — for maintainers only, periodt)
  • --zero-file=ZERO-FILE — override zero-file path
  • --help — display this help and exit 🫶
  • --version — output version information and exit ⭐

that's the whole vibe check, bestie. go forth and transform responsibly. and remember: no backup needed is the flex, not the warning. 💖

— fstransform 0.9.4, July 2025, section 8 of the manual, FSTRANSFORM(8) 💅✨

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