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- SAMPLE command and resulting output | Comments about the output
- FORMAT A:/S This command will FORMAT the diskette
- in drive A: and transfer the three
- Insert new diskette for drive A: system files (COMMAND.COM and the two
- and strike <Return> when ready *.SYS files) to the diskette. As soon
- as you hit the Return, Enter, or <──┘
- Format Complete key, formatting will begin. Sometimes
- System transferred FORMAT will report its progress by
- displaying the number of tracks or per
- cent of disk formatted.
-
- The diskette doesn't have to be blank,
- but if there are any files on the
- diskette they will be destroyed.
-
- 362496 bytes total disk space
- 38912 bytes used by system In this example, there are defective
- 221184 bytes in bad sectors areas on the diskette that DOS marks
- 102400 bytes available on disk unavailable for use.
-
- 1024 bytes in each allocation unit The size and number of
- 100 allocation units available on disk allocation units for
- data to be written to
- the disk is reported, along with the
- Volume Serial Number is 0E61-12E9 volume serial number put on the disk
- by the manufacturer.
- Format another (Y/N)?N
-
- FORMAT C:/V This command will FORMAT the hard
- disk called C:. If any files were
- Format Complete on the disk, they should be backed
- up on diskettes before doing this
- format, since they will be destroyed
- by FORMAT.
-
- Enter desired volume label (11 characters, RETURN for none)?
-
- After formatting the disk, FORMAT asks
- if you want to label the disk. Labels
- are more useful on diskettes than on
- hard disks.