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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19 The \fBfdformat\fR utility has been superseded by \fBrmformat\fR(1), which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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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
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