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- HELP.TXT
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- Help:
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- Syntax:
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- FORMAT drive: [/V[:label]] [/Q] [/U] [/F:size] [/B | /S]
- FORMAT drive: [/V[:label]] [/Q] [/U] [/T:tracks /N:sectors] [/B | /S]
- FORMAT drive: [/V[:label]] [/Q] [/U] [/1] [/4] [/B | /S]
- FORMAT drive: [/Q] [/U] [/1] [/4] [/8] [/B | /S]
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- /V:label Specifies a volume label for the disk.
- /Q Quick formats the disk. The disk can be UNFORMATed.
- /U Unconditionally formats the disk. The disk cannot be UNFORMATted
- /F:size Specifies the size of the floppy disk to format. Valid sizes are:
- 160, 180, 320, 360, 720, 1200, 1440, or 2880.
- /B Kept for compatibility, formally reserved space for the boot files.
- /S Copies the operating system files to make the disk bootable.
- /T:tracks Specifies the number of tracks on a floppy disk.
- /N:sectors Specifies the number of sectors on a floppy disk.
- /1 Formats a single side of a floppy disk.
- /4 Formats a 360K floppy disk in a 1.2 MB floppy drive.
- /8 Formats a 5.25" disk with 8 sectors per track.
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