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.\" $NetBSD: format.8,v 1.7 2003/04/13 16:11:49 cjep Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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.\" the Systems Programming Group of the University of Utah Computer
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.\" Science Department.
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.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
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.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" from: @(#)format.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/12/94
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.Dd January 12, 1994
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.Dt FORMAT 8 hp300
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm format
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.Nd how to format disks and tapes
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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Currently, there are no
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.Dq native
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.Nx
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media formatting utilities.
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Formatting of both disks and cartridge tapes must be done either
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stand-alone or under
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.Tn HP-UX
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using the
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.Em mediainit
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utility distributed by
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.Tn HP .
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Note that
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.Tn HP Ns -brand
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cartridge tapes come pre-formatted, and
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.Tn HP
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disks are supposed to.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm format
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utility first appeared in
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.Bx 4.4 .
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