FreeDOS FORMAT

Simplified syntax (only common standard options):

/V:label Specifies a volume label for the disk, stores date and time of it.

/S Calls SYS to make the disk bootable and to add system files.

/D Be very verbose and show debugging output. For bug reports.

/Q Quick formats the disk. If not combined with /U, can be UNFORMATed and bad cluster list is preserved (not preserved in /Q /U mode).

/U Unconditionally formats the disk. Lowlevel format if floppy disk.

/F:size Specifies the size of the floppy disk to format. Normal sizes are: 360, 720, 1200, 1440, or 2880 (unit: kiloBytes). /F:0 shows a list.

/4 Formats a 360k floppy disk in a 1.2 MB floppy drive. As 1.2 MB uses narrower tracks, format can be too weak for 360k drives.

/T:tracks Specifies the number of tracks on a floppy disk.

/N:sectors Specifies the number of sectors on a floppy disk.

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doc		doc
README.md		README.md
bcread.c		bcread.c
bootcode.h		bootcode.h
btstrct.h		btstrct.h
createfs.c		createfs.c
createfs.h		createfs.h
driveio.c		driveio.c
driveio.h		driveio.h
floppy.c		floppy.c
floppy.h		floppy.h
format.h		format.h
format.mak		format.mak
format.tc		format.tc
getopt.c		getopt.c
getopt.h		getopt.h
hdisk.c		hdisk.c
hdisk.h		hdisk.h
init.c		init.c
init.h		init.h
main.c		main.c
makefile		makefile
prf.c		prf.c
recordbc.c		recordbc.c
savefs.c		savefs.c
savefs.h		savefs.h
turboc.cfg		turboc.cfg
uformat.c		uformat.c
uformat.h		uformat.h
userint.c		userint.c
userint.h		userint.h