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.\" Title: fdformat
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.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
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.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.20
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.\" Date: 2025-02-26
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.\" Manual: System Administration
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.\" Source: util-linux 2.41
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.\" Language: English
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.\"
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.TH "FDFORMAT" "8" "2025-02-26" "util\-linux 2.41" "System Administration"
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.SH "NAME"
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fdformat \- low\-level format a floppy disk
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.sp
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\fBfdformat\fP [options] \fIdevice\fP
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBfdformat\fP does a low\-level format on a floppy disk. \fIdevice\fP is usually one of the following (for floppy devices the major = 2, and the minor is shown for informational purposes only):
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.sp
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.if n .RS 4
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.nf
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.fam C
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/dev/fd0d360 (minor = 4)
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/dev/fd0h1200 (minor = 8)
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/dev/fd0D360 (minor = 12)
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/dev/fd0H360 (minor = 12)
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/dev/fd0D720 (minor = 16)
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/dev/fd0H720 (minor = 16)
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/dev/fd0h360 (minor = 20)
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/dev/fd0h720 (minor = 24)
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/dev/fd0H1440 (minor = 28)
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.fam
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.fi
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.if n .RE
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.sp
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.if n .RS 4
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.nf
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.fam C
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/dev/fd1d360 (minor = 5)
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/dev/fd1h1200 (minor = 9)
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/dev/fd1D360 (minor = 13)
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/dev/fd1H360 (minor = 13)
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/dev/fd1D720 (minor = 17)
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/dev/fd1H720 (minor = 17)
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/dev/fd1h360 (minor = 21)
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/dev/fd1h720 (minor = 25)
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/dev/fd1H1440 (minor = 29)
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.fam
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.fi
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.if n .RE
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The generic floppy devices, \fI/dev/fd0\fP and \fI/dev/fd1\fP, will fail to work with \fBfdformat\fP when a non\-standard format is being used, or if the format has not been autodetected earlier. In this case, use \fBsetfdprm\fP(8) to load the disk parameters.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.sp
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\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-from\fP \fIN\fP
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.RS 4
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Start at the track \fIN\fP (default is 0).
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.RE
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\fB\-t\fP, \fB\-\-to\fP \fIN\fP
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.RS 4
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Stop at the track \fIN\fP.
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.RE
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.sp
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\fB\-r\fP, \fB\-\-repair\fP \fIN\fP
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.RS 4
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Try to repair tracks failed during the verification (max \fIN\fP retries).
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.RE
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.sp
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\fB\-n\fP, \fB\-\-no\-verify\fP
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.RS 4
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Skip the verification that is normally performed after the formatting.
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.RE
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.sp
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
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.RS 4
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Display help text and exit.
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.RE
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\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
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.RS 4
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Display version and exit.
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.RE
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.SH "NOTES"
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This utility does not handle USB floppy disk drives. Use \fBufiformat\fP(8) instead.
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.SH "AUTHORS"
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.MTO "almesber\(atnessie.cs.id.ethz.ch" "Werner Almesberger" ""
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBfd\fP(4),
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\fBemkfs\fP(8),
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\fBmkfs\fP(8),
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\fBsetfdprm\fP(8),
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\fBufiformat\fP(8)
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.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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.sp
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For bug reports, use the \c
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.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "issue tracker" "."
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.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The \fBfdformat\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
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.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "." |