FDFORMAT

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NAME

FDFORMAT - Formats a floppy disk

SYNOPSIS

FDFORMAT drive [h=heads s=sectors t=tracks]

DESCRIPTION

FDOFRMAT formats a floppy disk in the specified drive. FDFORMAT automatically determines the default settings for heads, sectors, and tracks for the drive by checking the BIOS, but these parameters can be explicitly specified on the command line.

OPTIONS

h - Specify the number of heads on the drive to be formatted.

s - Specify the number of sectors on the disk to be formatted.

t - Specify the number of tracks on the disk to be formatted.

BUGS

FDFORMAT does not work. Sorry.

AUTHOR

EXAMPLES

To format the disk in drive B:

FDFORMAT B:

To format a Double Density (720K) 3.5" disk in High Density (1.44MB) 3.5" drive A:

FDFORMAT A: h=2 s=9 t=80

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