| From: | Kevin Twyman |
| Date: | 15 May 2000 at 00:32:04 |
| Subject: | Re: PFS2 - 3 Upgrade (Long) |
Hello Neil,
On 14-May-00, you wrote:
>> As none of my partitions were over 2GB I used "format" from WB.
> pfsformat must be used for any partitions that pass the 4GB barrier,
> unless you quick format. It's worth using anyway, as it allows you
> to set the filename length and .deldir size.
> You could try adding this line to s:Shell-Startup
I've never really understood shell-startup. I assume it passes
parameters when opening a new shell?
> Alias Format pfsformat fnsize 107 dd 31
Now that little snippet is worth its weight in gold, thanks Neil.
Apart from a shell, would that cause the pfsformat command to
be called from the Workbench menu as well?
Regards,
Kevin - Est. 1949 http://www.theboyz.freeserve.co.uk
A man with an Amiga A4000T CyberStormPPC 604e/233
Use the Force, Luke, Don't give in to the DOS side.
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