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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-15 19:43:11 +0000
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+'\" t
+.TH mbadblocks 1 "21Mar23" mtools-4.0.43
+.SH Name
+mbadblocks - tests a floppy disk, and marks the bad blocks in the FAT
+'\" t
+.de TQ
+.br
+.ns
+.TP \\$1
+..
+
+.tr \(is'
+.tr \(if`
+.tr \(pd"
+
+.SH Note\ of\ warning
+This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo
+documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete. See the
+end of this man page for details.
+.PP
+.SH Description
+.PP
+The \fR\&\f(CWmbadblocks\fR command is used to mark some clusters on an
+MS-DOS filesystem bad. It has the following syntax:
+.PP
+\&\fR\&\f(CWmbadblocks\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-s\fR \fIsectorlist\fR|\fR\&\f(CW-c\fR \fIclusterlist\fR|-w] \fIdrive\fR\fR\&\f(CW:\fR
+.PP
+If no command line flags are supplied, \fR\&\f(CWMbadblocks\fR scans an
+MS-DOS filesystem for bad blocks by simply trying to read them and
+flag them if read fails. All blocks that are unused are scanned, and
+if detected bad are marked as such in the FAT.
+.PP
+This command is intended to be used right after \fR\&\f(CWmformat\fR. It is
+not intended to salvage data from bad disks.
+.PP
+.SH Command\ line\ options
+.TP
+\&\fR\&\f(CWc\ \fIfile\fR\&\f(CW\fR\
+Use a list of bad clusters, rather than scanning for bad clusters
+itself.
+.TP
+\&\fR\&\f(CWs\ \fIfile\fR\&\f(CW\fR\
+Use a list of bad sectors (counted from beginning of filesystem),
+rather than trying for bad clusters itself.
+.TP
+\&\fR\&\f(CWw\fR\
+Write a random pattern to each cluster, then read it back and flag
+cluster as bad if mismatch. Only free clusters are tested in such a
+way, so any file data is preserved.
+.PP
+.SH Bugs
+\&\fR\&\f(CWMbadblocks\fR should (but doesn't yet :-( ) also try to salvage bad
+blocks which are in use by reading them repeatedly, and then mark them
+bad.
+.PP
+.SH See\ Also
+Mtools' texinfo doc
+.SH Viewing\ the\ texi\ doc
+This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo
+documentation. However, this process is only approximative, and some
+items, such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this
+translation process. Indeed, these items have no appropriate
+representation in the manpage format. Moreover, not all information has
+been translated into the manpage version. Thus I strongly advise you to
+use the original texinfo doc. See the end of this manpage for
+instructions how to view the texinfo doc.
+.TP
+* \ \
+To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the following
+commands:
+
+.nf
+.ft 3
+.in +0.3i
+ ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi
+.fi
+.in -0.3i
+.ft R
+.PP
+
+\&\fR
+.TP
+* \ \
+To generate a html copy, run:
+
+.nf
+.ft 3
+.in +0.3i
+ ./configure; make html
+.fi
+.in -0.3i
+.ft R
+.PP
+
+\&\fRA premade html can be found at
+\&\fR\&\f(CW\(ifhttp://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/manual/mtools.html\(is\fR
+.TP
+* \ \
+To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode), run:
+
+.nf
+.ft 3
+.in +0.3i
+ ./configure; make info
+.fi
+.in -0.3i
+.ft R
+.PP
+
+\&\fR
+.PP
+The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html. Indeed, in
+the info version certain examples are difficult to read due to the
+quoting conventions used in info.
+.PP