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### FORMAT
format -b blocks [-L] [-1|-2|-3|-4|-5|-6|-7|-8|-9] <blockdev> <volname>
format -b blocks [-H] [-L] [-V] [-X] [-1|-2|-3|-4|-5|-6|-7|-8|-9] <blockdev> <volname>
The **format** command will erase an existing volume and update its name to the VOLUME.NAME supplied. **format** does not currently support low level formatting. The Volume/Device to be formatted must already be formatted. Specifically this means that **format** cannot format a new (never been formatted) floppy disc. Use the -B option to force a block count to format. This is useful in AppleWin because of its non-standard implementation of SmartPort on Slot 7.
The **format** command will erase an existing volume and update its name to the VOLUME.NAME supplied. As of 0.94, **format** supports low level formatting with the -L option on In fact several new options...The Volume/Device to be formatted must already be formatted. Specifically this means that **format** cannot format a new (never been formatted) floppy disc. Use the -B option to force a block count to format. This is useful in AppleWin because of its non-standard implementation of SmartPort on Slot 7.
|Drive | Base|Switches|Extended| Tested |
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Disk ][ | 140K| -H |188K|Yes|
|AM104| 140K|-H|188K|Yes|
|AM107| 140K|-H|188K|Yes|
|DuoDisk |140K|-H|188K|Yes|
|FD-100| 140K|-H<br> -X<br>-H -X |188K<br>160K<br>216K| No |
|Disk //c internal | 140K| -H |No|
|Disk //c external | 140K| -H |No|
### GREP