APFS.UTIL(8)

NAME
apfs.util - APFS file system utility

SYNOPSIS
apfs.util -p device removable writable
apfs.util -k device
apfs.util -s device

DESCRIPTION
The apfs.util command supports the probing of apfs volumes, getting a volume UUID and setting container and volume UUIDs.

Options:

-p device removable writable
    Probe the device to determine whether it contains an apfs volume. The removable and writable arguments are ignored for compatibility with other file system utilities.

-k  Return the UUID of the apfs volume on device.

-s  Set UUIDs for the container and the volume(s) on the device to new random values.

SEE ALSO
diskarbitrationd(8)

HISTORY
The apfs.util utility first appeared in OS X 10.12.