] <partition name> The name of the partition file -n <name> The 'disk' title [default as for ADFS formatter] -s <size> The size of the partition file, in bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes (max = 1024M) [no default] -c <cluster size> Number of sectors per cluster (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32) Equivalent to specifying 512, 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K or 16K [default is chosen to suit the partition size] The switches are not necessary if you specify all the parameters in the same order as above. The number of clusters required is checked. If you choose a cluster size that is too small for the partition (ie. there would be over 65536 clusters), you will be warned, and the default will be used. Examples: DOSPart IDEFS::Main.$.DOS.Drive_C -n Macrosnot -s 256M ok - defaults to 4K clusters DOSPart ADFS::Wibble.$.Drive_D 80M 1 PentiBurn 512byte cluster too small - will use 2K clusters instead DOSPart SCSIFS::Device.$.Drive_Huge 1024M 16K clusters, default name (eg. "16_40_Sun") DOSPart <Wimp$ScrapDir>.FloppyImg 1440K 512 FakeFloppy creates an image you can copy to a DOS/Q format disk: *Copy <Wimp$ScrapDir>.FloppyImg ADFS::0.$ Contact ======= Darren Salt arcsalt@spuddy.mew.co.uk darren.salt@unn.ac.uk (until at least June 1996)

FDFormat 0.21ß ======== A small command line for formatting non-standard DOS disks Usage: FDFormat [-f ] [-n ] [-t ] [-s ] [-h ] [-c ] [-r ] [-y] Just the ADFS drive number (as for the normal FORMAT command) -f Disk format name (eg. DOS/Q). [DOS/M] -n The disk title -t Number of tracks to format (4 to 82) [80] -s Number of sectors per track (8, 9, 10, 15, 18, 20, 21) [9] This parameter implies the density: < 11 implies low density -h Number of sides to be used (1 or 2) -c Number of sectors per cluster (1 or 2); 1 is recommended. (Equivalent to the Large File Allocation Unit) -r Number of entries in the root directory. One entry is taken by the disk title [112 for low density, 240 for high density] -y If present, does not ask for confirmation. Default values are given in square brackets. The switches are not necessary if you specify all the parameters in the same order as above. Examples: FDFormat :0 -n Large -t 82 -s 21 double sided, high density, 82 tracks, 21 sectors, 240 entries in :0.$ 1722K on disk, 1704.5K free; asks for confirmation FDFormat :0 DOS/Q Urk same as Format :0 DOS/Q Urk FDFormat :0 -r 112 -s 21 -y ds/dd, 80 tracks, 21 sectors, 112 entries in $ 1680K on disk, 1666K free; formats without asking you first DOSPart 0.02ß ======= A small command line for formatting non-standard DOS disks Usage: DOSPart [-s] [K|M] [[-c] ][K|M]] [[-n] ] <partition name> The name of the partition file -n <name> The 'disk' title [default as for ADFS formatter] -s <size> The size of the partition file, in bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes (max = 1024M) [no default] -c <cluster size> Number of sectors per cluster (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32) Equivalent to specifying 512, 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K or 16K [default is chosen to suit the partition size] The switches are not necessary if you specify all the parameters in the same order as above. The number of clusters required is checked. If you choose a cluster size that is too small for the partition (ie. there would be over 65536 clusters), you will be warned, and the default will be used. Examples: DOSPart IDEFS::Main.$.DOS.Drive_C -n Macrosnot -s 256M ok - defaults to 4K clusters DOSPart ADFS::Wibble.$.Drive_D 80M 1 PentiBurn 512byte cluster too small - will use 2K clusters instead DOSPart SCSIFS::Device.$.Drive_Huge 1024M 16K clusters, default name (eg. "16_40_Sun") DOSPart <Wimp$ScrapDir>.FloppyImg 1440K 512 FakeFloppy creates an image you can copy to a DOS/Q format disk: *Copy <Wimp$ScrapDir>.FloppyImg ADFS::0.$ Contact ======= Darren Salt arcsalt@spuddy.mew.co.uk darren.salt@unn.ac.uk (until at least June 1996)