Format

Format

Synopsis

DRIVE/K/A, NAME/K/A, OFS/S, FFS/S, INTL=INTERNTIONAL/S, NOINTL=NOINTERNATIONAL/S, FORCE/S, QUIET/S

Location

Sys:C

Function

Format will initialise a disk to be useable by the AROS.

Inputs

DRIVE    --  The device disk unit designation
NAME   --  Sets the volume name
OFS  --  Formats the drive withe the Old File system (not recommended for HDs)
FFS  --  Formats the drive withe the Fast File system.
INTL  --  Enables the FFS support of international characters.
FORCE
QUIET -- It will not display any output, ordinary or error messages.

Example

Format DRIVE=DF0: NAME="MyDisk" FFS
(This will format a disk present in the internal floppy drive with the
name 'Mydisk' and with Fast File System.)

Notes

This command only supports OFS and FFS filesystem.

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