Linux fdformat command
Linux fdformat command for floppy devices were designated low-level formatting.
Use this command to format a floppy disk, it is best to specify a device such as the following:
- / Dev / fd0d360 disk drive A:, a 360KB floppy disk
- / Dev / fd0h1440 disk drive A:, a 1.4MB floppy disk
- / Dev / fd1h1200 the drive B:, a 1.2MB floppy disk
If you use such as / dev / fd0 like device, if there is not a standard disk capacity, formatting may fail. In such circumstances, the user can specify the necessary parameters in advance setfdprm instruction.
grammar
fdformat [-n] device
Parameters:
- -n Close acknowledgment function. This option turns off after the confirmation step format.
Examples
fdformat -n /dev/fd0h1440
A floppy disk drive will be formatted into a 1.4MB floppy disk. Omit step confirmed.