Program: FORMAT Version: 0.90 Author: Brian E. Reifsnyder reifsnyderb@mindspring.com Description: Prepares a disk with a file system. Licensing: This program is licensed under the GNU GPL. Warranties: This program does not have any warranties, either stated or implied. By using this program you are assuming full responsibility for the program's execution. Help: Syntax: 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] /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.