fdformat(1)

NAME

fdformat - format floppy disks

SYNOPSIS

fdformat [-F fill] [-f fmt] [-s fmtstr] [-nqvy] device

DESCRIPTION

Arrayup under /dev (e.g. ``fd0'').

The options are as follows:

Arraypermanently changing the density settings of device).

Arrayof `y' must be given.

Arrayfile system, or newfs_msdos(8) for an MS-DOS (FAT) file sys
tem.

EXIT STATUS

Arraypriate information written to diagnostic output).

DIAGNOSTICS

Arraythe entire formatting process has completed.

SEE ALSO

fdc(4), fdcontrol(8), newfs(8), newfs_msdos(8)

HISTORY

Arraysity specifications as described in fdcontrol(8).

AUTHORS

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