Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

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Commands

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-t to

The To field.

-z Delete temporary files even if the send fails.

mformat

mformat [options] drive

Format a blank disk in MS-DOS format. See mtools for more infor-

mation about how to handle MS-DOS filesystems. After using

mformat to format a disk, you should use mbadblocks to check for

bad blocks.

Options

The mformat command accepts many of the same options as the

MS-DOS FORMAT command.

-1 Format a single side. Equivalent to -h 1.

-4 Format a 360K double-sided disk. Equivalent to -f 360.

-8 Format with eight sectors per track.

-v [label]

Choose a label for this volume. Maximum length is 11

characters.

-f n

If you are using a floppy disk, use this flag and note the size of

the disk in kilobytes as 160, 180, 320, 360, 720, 1200, 1440,

or 2280. For most relatively recent systems, only the last two

are relevant. If you are not using a floppy, you must use the -h,

-t, or -n flags.

-t n

The number of tracks on the disk.

-h n

The number of heads, or sides, on the disk (either 1 or 2).

-n n The number of sectors per track.

You can also use a number of option flags that are not included in

the MS-DOS version of FORMAT, including:

-F Format as a FAT32 partition.

-S n

Size code. You are defining a sector that is the (n+7)th power

of two.

-X Format as an XDF (OS/2) disk.

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