--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/sources/toys/make-hdb.sh	Sun Apr 03 15:05:11 2011 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+make_hdb()
+{
+  # Some distros don't put /sbin:/usr/sbin in the $PATH for non-root users.
+  if [ -z "$(which  mke2fs)" ] || [ -z "$(which tune2fs)" ]
+  then
+    export PATH=/sbin:/usr/bin:$PATH
+  fi
+
+  dd if=/dev/zero of="$HDB" bs=1024 seek=$[$HDBMEGS*1024-1] count=1 &&
+  mke2fs -q -b 1024 -F "$HDB" -i 4096 &&
+  tune2fs -j -c 0 -i 0 "$HDB"
+
+  [ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
+}