zfs create

[bananabrick]

If I run something like zpool create -f <name> <dir> <drive>, then it seems as if the <dir> folder allows me to access the <drive>, and the underlying file system is zfs.

Is there any reason to zfs create, to create subdirectories/subfile systems, inside <dir>, afterwards?

[allanjude]

I am not sure what you are asking.

That is not a valid syntax for zpool create, the -f flag just overrides the safety warnings about your drive selection

so the syntax should be zpool create <poolname> <optional-vdev-type> <drive1> <drive2> <optional-vdev-type> <drive3> <drive4>

There is no 'dir', If you wish to set the default mountpoint for the pool, that is the -m <dir> flag.

[bananabrick]

My bad. What I meant was, if I run zpool create -f -m <drive_name>, is there any reason to run zfs create, afterwards?