112 lines
3.8 KiB
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112 lines
3.8 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: fdformat.1,v 1.4 1997/01/09 20:18:44 tls Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1996 John T. Kohl
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.Dd November 28, 1996
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.Dt fdformat 1
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.Os NetBSD
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm fdformat
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.Nd format a floppy diskette
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl f Ar device
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.Op Fl t Ar type
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.Op Fl n
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.Op Fl B Ar nbps
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.Op Fl S Ar nspt
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.Op Fl T Ar ntrk
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.Op Fl C Ar ncyl
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.Op Fl P Ar stepspercyl
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.Op Fl G Ar gaplen
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.Op Fl F Ar fillbyte
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.Op Fl X Ar xfer_rate
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.Op Fl I Ar interleave
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility formats a floppy diskette.
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With no arguments, it formats the default floppy device with the default
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density parameters (as provided by the floppy diskette device driver).
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.Pp
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As the each track of the floppy diskette is formatted, it is read to
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verify the format was successful. A status is printed for each track.
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.Em F
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indicates a track was formatted.
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.Em V
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indicates the track was successfully verified.
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.Em E
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indicates an error in formatting or verifying a track.
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.Pp
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Available command-line flags are:
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.Bl -tag -width indent -compact
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.It Fl f Ar device
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Format the floppy using
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.Ar device
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instead of the default
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.Pa /dev/rfd0a .
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.It Fl t Ar type
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Format the floppy using parameters for the diskette named
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.Ar type
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in
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.Pa /etc/floppytab
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instead of the device default parameters.
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.It Fl n
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Do not verify each track as it is read.
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.It Fl B Ar nbps
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Set the number of bytes per sector for the formatted diskette.
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.It Fl S Ar nspt
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Set the number of sectors per track for the formatted diskette.
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.It Fl T Ar ntrk
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Set the number of tracks (heads) per cylinder for the formatted diskette.
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.It Fl C Ar ncyl
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Set the number of cylinders for the formatted diskette.
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.It Fl P Ar stepspercyl
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Set the number of motor steps per cylinder for the formatted diskette.
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.It Fl G Ar gaplen
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Set the sector gap length for the formatted diskette.
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.It Fl F Ar fillbyte
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Set the fill byte for the formatted diskette.
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.It Fl X Ar xfer_rate
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Set the bit transfer rate for the formatted diskette.
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.It Fl I Ar interleave
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Set the interleave factor for the formatted diskette.
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.El
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.Sh BUGS
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Diskette format selection sensors in floppy drive units prevent some
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hardware from reading certain diskette densities without modification of
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the diskette jacket. Such drives can format at alternate densities, but
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they cannot successfully verify the formatted diskette.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr fdc 4
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(i386 port).
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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utility appeared in NetBSD-1.3.
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