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   6 .TH FDFORMAT 1 "Feb 28, 2007"
   7 .SH NAME
   8 fdformat \- format floppy diskette or PCMCIA memory card
   9 .SH SYNOPSIS
  10 .LP
  11 .nf
  12 \fBfdformat\fR [\fB-dDeEfHlLmMUqvx\fR] [\fB-b\fR \fIlabel\fR] [\fB-B\fR \fIfilename\fR]
  13      [\fB-t\fR \fIdostype\fR] [\fIdevname\fR]
  14 .fi
  15 
  16 .SH DESCRIPTION
  17 .sp
  18 .LP
  19 The \fBfdformat\fR utility has been superseded by \fBrmformat\fR(1), which
  20 provides most but not all of \fBfdformat\fR's functionality.
  21 .sp
  22 .LP
  23 \fBfdformat\fR is used to format diskettes and \fBPCMCIA\fR memory cards. All
  24 new blank diskettes or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory cards must be formatted before they
  25 can be used.
  26 .sp

 417 .ad
 418 .RS 24n
 419 Directory providing character device access for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card.
 420 See OPERANDS for a description of \fIN\fR.
 421 .RE
 422 
 423 .sp
 424 .ne 2
 425 .na
 426 \fB/dev/dsk/c\fIN\fRt\fIN\fRd\fIN\fRs\fIN\fR\fR
 427 .ad
 428 .RS 24n
 429 Directory providing block device access for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card. See
 430 OPERANDS for a description of \fIN\fR.
 431 .RE
 432 
 433 .SH SEE ALSO
 434 .sp
 435 .LP
 436 \fBcpio\fR(1), \fBeject\fR(1), \fBrmformat\fR(1), \fBtar\fR(1),
 437 \fBvolcheck\fR(1), \fBvolrmmount\fR(1), \fBmount\fR(1M), \fBnewfs\fR(1M),
 438 \fBprtvtoc\fR(1M), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBpcfs\fR(7FS)
 439 .SS "x86 Only"
 440 .sp
 441 .LP
 442 \fBfd\fR(7D)
 443 .SH NOTES
 444 .sp
 445 .LP
 446 A diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card containing a \fBufs\fR file system
 447 created on a SPARC based system (by using \fBfdformat\fR and \fBnewfs\fR(1M)),
 448 is not identical to a diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card containing a ufs
 449 file system created on an x86 based system. Do not interchange ufs diskettes or
 450 memory cards between these platforms. Use \fBcpio\fR(1) or \fBtar\fR(1) to
 451 transfer files on diskettes or memory cards between them. A diskette or
 452 \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card formatted using the \fB-t\fR \fBdos\fR option (or
 453 \fB-d\fR) for \fBMS-DOS\fR does not have the necessary system files, and is
 454 therefore not bootable. Trying to boot from it on a \fBPC\fR produces the
 455 following message:
 456 .sp
 457 .in +2
 458 .nf

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   2 .\"  Copyright 2001, Sun Microsystems, Inc All Rights Reserved
   3 .\"  Copyright 2014 Andrew Stormont.
   4 .\" The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and Distribution License (the "License").  You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   5 .\" You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing.  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
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   7 .TH FDFORMAT 1 "May 2, 2014"
   8 .SH NAME
   9 fdformat \- format floppy diskette or PCMCIA memory card
  10 .SH SYNOPSIS
  11 .LP
  12 .nf
  13 \fBfdformat\fR [\fB-dDeEfHlLmMUqvx\fR] [\fB-b\fR \fIlabel\fR] [\fB-B\fR \fIfilename\fR]
  14      [\fB-t\fR \fIdostype\fR] [\fIdevname\fR]
  15 .fi
  16 
  17 .SH DESCRIPTION
  18 .sp
  19 .LP
  20 The \fBfdformat\fR utility has been superseded by \fBrmformat\fR(1), which
  21 provides most but not all of \fBfdformat\fR's functionality.
  22 .sp
  23 .LP
  24 \fBfdformat\fR is used to format diskettes and \fBPCMCIA\fR memory cards. All
  25 new blank diskettes or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory cards must be formatted before they
  26 can be used.
  27 .sp

 418 .ad
 419 .RS 24n
 420 Directory providing character device access for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card.
 421 See OPERANDS for a description of \fIN\fR.
 422 .RE
 423 
 424 .sp
 425 .ne 2
 426 .na
 427 \fB/dev/dsk/c\fIN\fRt\fIN\fRd\fIN\fRs\fIN\fR\fR
 428 .ad
 429 .RS 24n
 430 Directory providing block device access for the \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card. See
 431 OPERANDS for a description of \fIN\fR.
 432 .RE
 433 
 434 .SH SEE ALSO
 435 .sp
 436 .LP
 437 \fBcpio\fR(1), \fBeject\fR(1), \fBrmformat\fR(1), \fBtar\fR(1),
 438 \fBvolcheck\fR(1), \fBmount\fR(1M), \fBnewfs\fR(1M), \fBprtvtoc\fR(1M),
 439 \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBpcfs\fR(7FS)
 440 .SS "x86 Only"
 441 .sp
 442 .LP
 443 \fBfd\fR(7D)
 444 .SH NOTES
 445 .sp
 446 .LP
 447 A diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card containing a \fBufs\fR file system
 448 created on a SPARC based system (by using \fBfdformat\fR and \fBnewfs\fR(1M)),
 449 is not identical to a diskette or \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card containing a ufs
 450 file system created on an x86 based system. Do not interchange ufs diskettes or
 451 memory cards between these platforms. Use \fBcpio\fR(1) or \fBtar\fR(1) to
 452 transfer files on diskettes or memory cards between them. A diskette or
 453 \fBPCMCIA\fR memory card formatted using the \fB-t\fR \fBdos\fR option (or
 454 \fB-d\fR) for \fBMS-DOS\fR does not have the necessary system files, and is
 455 therefore not bootable. Trying to boot from it on a \fBPC\fR produces the
 456 following message:
 457 .sp
 458 .in +2
 459 .nf