# mke2fs

> Creates a Linux filesystem inside a partition.

- Create an ext2 filesystem in partition 1 of device b (`sdb1`):

`mkfs.ext2 {{/dev/sdb1}}`

- Create an ext3 filesystem in partition 1 of device b (`sdb1`):

`mkfs.ext3 {{/dev/sdb1}}`

- Create an ext3 filesystem in partition 1 of device b (`sdb1`):

`mkfs.ext3 {{/dev/sdb1}}`