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!!NAME |
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fdformat - Low-level formats a floppy disk |
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!!SYNOPSIS |
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__fdformat [[ -n ]__ device |
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!!DESCRIPTION |
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__fdformat__ does a low level format on a floppy disk. |
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''device'' is usually one of the following (for floppy |
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devices, the major = 2, and the minor is shown for |
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informational purposes only): |
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/dev/fd0d360 (minor = 4) |
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/dev/fd0h1200 (minor = 8) |
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/dev/fd0D360 (minor = 12) |
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/dev/fd0H360 (minor = 12) |
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/dev/fd0D720 (minor = 16) |
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/dev/fd0H720 (minor = 16) |
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/dev/fd0h360 (minor = 20) |
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/dev/fd0h720 (minor = 24) |
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/dev/fd0H1440 (minor = 28) |
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/dev/fd1d360 (minor = 5) |
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/dev/fd1h1200 (minor = 9) |
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/dev/fd1D360 (minor = 13) |
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/dev/fd1H360 (minor = 13) |
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/dev/fd1D720 (minor = 17) |
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/dev/fd1H720 (minor = 17) |
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/dev/fd1h360 (minor = 21) |
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/dev/fd1h720 (minor = 25) |
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/dev/fd1H1440 (minor = 29) |
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The generic floppy devices, /dev/fd0 and /dev/fd1, will fail to work with __fdformat__ when a non-standard format is being used, or if the format has not been autodetected earlier. In this case, use setfdprm(8) to load the disk parameters. |
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!!OPTIONS |
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__-n__ |
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No verify. This option will disable the verification that is |
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performed after the format. |
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!!SEE ALSO |
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fd(4), setfdprm(8), mkfs(8), |
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emkfs(8) |
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!!AUTHOR |
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Werner Almesberger |
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(almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch) |
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