exfatprogs 1.3.2 Brings Improvements To mkfs.exfat, fsck.exfat
For those making use of Microsoft's exFAT file-system under Linux, tagged today was exfatprogs 1.3.2 as the newest update to these open-source user-space programs for going along with the Linux kernel's exFAT file-system driver.
Most of the work in exfatprogs 1.3.2 involves improvements to the mkfs.extfat utility for making exFAT file-systems.
The mkfs.exfat utility will now discard blocks prior to write-outs by default. There is also a now read-after-write verification step for the volume boot record with mkfs.exfat.
For fsck.exfat to provide a file-system check of exFAT file-systems, there is now a built-in option for providing a TUI progress bar when checking the file-system.
Plus there are various other bug fixes to be found with this updated exfatprogs. Those interested in all the details on this exfatprogs update can find it on GitHub.
Most of the work in exfatprogs 1.3.2 involves improvements to the mkfs.extfat utility for making exFAT file-systems.
The mkfs.exfat utility will now discard blocks prior to write-outs by default. There is also a now read-after-write verification step for the volume boot record with mkfs.exfat.
For fsck.exfat to provide a file-system check of exFAT file-systems, there is now a built-in option for providing a TUI progress bar when checking the file-system.
Plus there are various other bug fixes to be found with this updated exfatprogs. Those interested in all the details on this exfatprogs update can find it on GitHub.