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For Ubuntu:
    sudo apt-get install autoconf libtool pkg-config

For Fedora, RHEL:
    sudo yum install autoconf automake libtool

    cd into the exfatprogs directory:
    ./autogen.sh
    ./configure
    make
    make install

- mkfs.exfat:
    Build a exfat filesystem on a device or partition(e.g. /dev/hda1, dev/sda1).

Usage example:
    1. No option(default) : cluster size adjustment as per device size, quick format.
        mkfs.exfat /dev/sda1
    2. To change cluster size(KB or MB or Byte) user want
        mkfs.exfat -c 1048576 /dev/sda1
        mkfs.exfat -c 1024K /dev/sda1
        mkfs.exfat -c 1M /dev/sda1
    3. For full format(zero out)
        mkfs.exfat -f /dev/sda1
    4. For set volume label, use -l option with string user want.
        mkfs.exfat -L "my usb" /dev/sda1
    5. To change boundary alignment(KB or MB or Byte) user want
        mkfs.exfat -b 16777216 /dev/sda1
        mkfs.exfat -b 16384K /dev/sda1
        mkfs.exfat -b 16M /dev/sda1

- fsck.exfat:
    Check the consistency of your exfat filesystem and optionally repair a corrupted device formatted by exfat.

Usage example:
    1. check the consistency.
        fsck.exfat /dev/sda1
    2. repair a corrupted device and create files in /LOST+FOUND, which have clusters allocated but not belonged to any files when reparing the device.
        fsck.exfat -p -s /dev/sda1
    3. repair a corrupted device in the same way above, but answering yes to all questions.
        fsck.exfat -y -s /dev/sda1

- tune.exfat:
    Adjust tunable filesystem parameters on an exFAT filesystem

Usage example:
    1. print current volume label.
        tune.exfat -l /dev/sda1
    2. set new volume label.
        tune.exfat -L "new label" /dev/sda1
    3. print current volume serial.
        tune.exfat -i /dev/sda1
    4. set new volume serial.
        tune.exfat -I 0x12345678 /dev/sda1

- exfatlabel:
    Get or Set volume label or serial

Usage example:
    1. get current volume label.
        exfatlabel /dev/sda1
    2. set new volume label.
        exfatlabel /dev/sda1 "new label"
    3. get current volume serial.
        exfatlabel -i /dev/sda1
    4. set new volume serial.
        exfatlabel -i /dev/sda1 0x12345678

- dump.exfat:
    Show on-disk information

Usage example:
    dump.exfat /dev/sda1

- exfat2img:
    Dump metadata of an exFAT filesystem

Usage example:
    exfat2img -o sda1.dump /dev/sda1