
Use the -H option to format high-density diskettes ( 1.44MB capacity) in anĮxtra-high-density (ED) drive. Specified when using a diskette with a lower capacity than the drive's default. In either case, a density option does not A 5.25 inch high-density drive uses diskettes with aįormatted capacity of 1.2MB. A 3.5 inch high-density drive uses diskettes with a formattedĬapacity of 1.44MB. If no device name is given,īy default, fdformat uses the configured capacity of the drive to format All existing data on the diskette or PCMCIA memory card, All newīlank diskettes or PCMCIA memory cards must be formatted before they canįdformat formats and verifies the media and indicates whether any bad sectors


The fdformat utility has been superseded by rmformat(1), which provides most butįdformat is used to format diskettes and PCMCIA memory cards.

format floppy diskette or PCMCIA memory card Synopsis fdformat
