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SYNTAX Erase volume1 [volume2] [-s] [-y] DESCRIPTION The Erase command initializes the specified volumes, destroying all previous contents. You can specify volumes by name or drive number. A dialog requests confirmation before executing this command. You can use the -y option to handle this request noninteractively.
WARNING This command permanently erases the contents of the specified volumes. INPUT None OUTPUT None ALIAS RESOLUTION You can use an alias that resolves to a volume name as a parameter to this command. STATUS
Erase can return the following status codes:
PARAMETERS volume1 [volume2] Specifies one or more volumes by name or drive number. Volume names must end with a colon. If you specify a number without a colon, Erase interprets it as a drive number. OPTIONS -s Formats the disk for single-sided use (that is, as a 400 KB, non-HFS disk). -y Prevents the display of any confirmation dialogs by automatically responding Yes. This causes initialization to begin immediately.
WARNING If you use the -y option, you do not get a chance to prevent the erasure of any of the specified volumes. EXAMPLES This command line initializes the Reports volume: Erase Reports: The following command line initializes the volume in drive 1 (the internal floppy drive): Erase 1 In the latter example, Erase formats the volume as the same size disk as floppy drive 1 handles. For example, it formats an 800 KB disk if drive 1 is an 800 KB drive. LIMITATIONS The Erase command cannot initialize non-Macintosh disks.
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