Author: Last Man Standing
Email: mike@vu.com
Date Submitted: Thur, Apr 16, 1998
Edited By: Magnus Schoultz da96scma@ing.hj.se
Status: New Entry
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Platform: | all |
Category: | Hardware |
Category Listing: | How do I format a floppydisc? |
fdformat - Low-level formats a floppy disk
fdformat [ -n ] device
fdformat -n /dev/floppy
(the "-n" means "do not verify after formatting", which saves
time. also, sometimes the verify fails)
- softlink "/dev/fd0H1440" to "/dev/floppy" so that things like
"tar cf /dev/floppy file" will work.
- aliased "format" to "fdformat -n /dev/fd0H1440".
manpages
fdformat(8), fd(4), setfdprm(8), mkfs(8), emkfs(8)