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

Releases: All
Platform: all
Category:  Hardware
Category Listing:  How do I format a floppydisc?

Issue

fdformat - Low-level formats a floppy disk
fdformat [ -n ] device

Response


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".

References

manpages
fdformat(8), fd(4), setfdprm(8), mkfs(8), emkfs(8)