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+</div> <!-- #EndLibraryItem --><h1> fdformat</h1>
+<p>Low-level format a floppy disk</p>
+<pre>Syntax
+ fdformat [ -n ] <em>device
+
+</em>Options
+ -n No verify. This will disable the verification
+ that is performed after the format.</pre>
+<p> fdformat does a low level format on a floppy disk. </p>
+<p>device
+ is usually one of the following (for floppy devices, the major =2, and the minor is shown for informational purposes only):</p>
+<pre>
+ /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)</pre>
+<p> The generic floppy devices, /dev/fd0 and /dev/fd1, will
+ fail to work with fdformat when a non-standard format is<br>
+ being used, or if the format has not been autodetected
+ earlier. In this case, use setfdprm(8) to load the disk
+parameters.</p>
+<p><i>&ldquo;Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer meetings the better&rdquo; - Peter F. Drucker</i></p>
+<p><b>Related</b>:<br>
+ <br>
+ format - Format disks or tapes<br>
+ <a href="mtools.html">mtools</a> - Manipulate MS-DOS files<br>
+ fd(4), setfdprm(8), mkfs(8), emkfs(8)<br>
+Equivalent Windows commands:
+ <a href="../term_tools/nt/format.html">FORMAT</a> - Format a disk</p>
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