MOUNT_CHFS(8) | System Manager's Manual | MOUNT_CHFS(8)

# NAME

`mount_chfs` —
mount a CHFS flash file system

# SYNOPSIS

`mount_chfs` |

# DESCRIPTION

Mounts a flash file system from a flash(4) device. CHFS file systems can be only mounted from flash devices. For regular block devices like SSD drives or USB drives, please use a regular file system. The file system will be created during the first mount. CHFS stands for Chip File System.

# EXAMPLES

`mount_chfs /dev/flash0 /mnt`

# SEE ALSO

flash(4), fstab(5), mount(8), flash(9)

# HISTORY

A `mount_chfs` utility appeared in NetBSD 6.0. CHFS was originally called ChewieFS during development. The name was changed to avoid legal issues and to have a more neutral name.

# AUTHORS

CHFS was developed at the Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Hungary.

# BUGS

CHFS has a few known bugs as of 2011. Writing the FS full can cause problems. Truncating a file and growing it again can cause the new bytes not having all zeroes, but filled with the old content instead.

September 12, 2016 | NetBSD 9.0