The fdformat command formats diskettes.
fdformat [ Device ] [ -h ]
Attention: Formatting a diskette or read/write optical disk destroys any existing data on it.
The fdformat command formats diskettes in the diskette drive specified for low density unless the -h flag is specified.
Before formatting a diskette or read/write optical disk, the ffdformat command prompts for verification. This allows you to end the operation cleanly.
| -h | Forces high-density formatting. This flag is used only with the fdformat command. |
| Device | Specifies the device containing the diskette to be formatted. The default is the /dev/rfd0 device for drive 0. |
To force high-density formatting of a diskette when using the fdformat command, enter:
fdformat -h
The flcopy command, format command.
The fd special file.