


FDFORMAT(8)	 Linux Programmer's Manual	 FDFORMAT(8)


NNAAMMEE
       fdformat - Low-level formats a floppy disk

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ffddffoorrmmaatt [[ --nn ]] device

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       ffddffoorrmmaatt does a low level format on a floppy disk.  _d_e_v_i_c_e
       is usually one of the following (for floppy  devices,  the
       major  =	2, and the minor is shown for informational pur-
       poses only):

	      /dev/fd0d360  (minor = 4)
	      /dev/fd0h1200 (minor = 8)
	      /dev/fd0D360  (minor = 12)
	      /dev/fd0H360  (minor = 12)
	      /dev/fd0D720  (minor = 16)
	      /dev/fd0H720  (minor = 16)
	      /dev/fd0h360  (minor = 20)
	      /dev/fd0h720  (minor = 24)
	      /dev/fd0H1440 (minor = 28)

	      /dev/fd1d360  (minor = 5)
	      /dev/fd1h1200 (minor = 9)
	      /dev/fd1D360  (minor = 13)
	      /dev/fd1H360  (minor = 13)
	      /dev/fd1D720  (minor = 17)
	      /dev/fd1H720  (minor = 17)
	      /dev/fd1h360  (minor = 21)
	      /dev/fd1h720  (minor = 25)
	      /dev/fd1H1440 (minor = 29)

       The generic floppy devices, /dev/fd0  and  /dev/fd1,  will
       fail  to	work with ffddffoorrmmaatt when a non-standard format is
       being used, or if the format  has  not  been  autodetected
       earlier.	In  this case, use sseettffddpprrmm(8) to load the disk
       parameters.


OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       --nn     No verify.  This option will disable the	verifica-
	      tion that is performed after the format.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       ffdd(4), sseettffddpprrmm(8), mmkkffss(8)

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Werner Almesberger (almesber@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch)









Linux 0.99		1 February 1993			1


