mformat.1

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.TH MFORMAT 1 local
.SH NAME
mformat \- add an MSDOS filesystem to a low-level formatted diskette.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mformat
[
.B -t
tracks ] [
.B -h
heads ] [
.B -s
sectors ] [
.B -l
volume label ] drive:
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mformat
adds a minimal MSDOS filesystem (boot sector, FAT, and root directory) to
a diskette that has already been formatted by a Unix low-level format.
.PP
The follow options are supported:
.TP
.B t
The number of tracks (not cylinders).
.TP
.B h
The number of heads (sides).
.TP
.B s
The number of sectors per track.
.TP
.B l
An optional volume label.
.PP
To format a diskette at a density other than the default, you must supply
(at least) those command line parameters that are different from the
default.
.PP
.I Mformat
returns 0 on success or 1 on failure.
.SH SEE ALSO
mlabel(1)
.SH BUGS
Requires a low-level format utility from Unix.
.PP
Doesn't detect (or record) bad block information.