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A Guide for Using Mtools: Man Pages
NAME
     mformat - add an MSDOS filesystem to a  low-level  formatted
     diskette.

SYNOPSIS
     mformat [ -t tracks ] [ -h heads ]  [  -s  sectors  ]  [  -l
     volume label ] drive:

DESCRIPTION
     Mformat adds a minimal MSDOS filesystem (boot  sector,  FAT,
     and root directory) to a diskette that has already been for-
     matted by a Unix low-level format.

     The follow options are supported:

     t    The number of tracks (not cylinders).

     h    The number of heads (sides).

     s    The number of sectors per track.

     l    An optional volume label.

     To format a diskette at a density other  than  the  default,
     you  must  supply  (at  least) those command line parameters
     that are different from the default.

     Mformat returns 0 on success or 1 on failure.

SEE ALSO
     mlabel(1)

BUGS
     Requires a low-level format utility from Unix.

     Doesn't detect (or record) bad block information.