Format (command)

Created by Yuriy Andamasov, Modified on Wed, 17 Jan at 3:44 PM by Srividya Anantapatnaikuni

Article review date
2024-01-17
Validated for VyOS versions
1.2.5, 1.3.5, 1.4.0, 1.5.x

The format command allows you to format a disk the same way as another one. 

Syntax

vyos@vyos-rtr:~$ format disk vda like <name> 


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