Index: head/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.8 =================================================================== --- head/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.8 +++ head/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd December 4, 2017 +.Dd May 23, 2020 .Dt FDFORMAT 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ .Ar device may either be given as a full path name of a device node for a floppy disk drive -(e.g.\& +(e.g.,\& .Pa /dev/fd0 ) , or using an abbreviated name that will be looked up under .Pa /dev -(e.g.\& +(e.g.,\& .Dq Li fd0 ) . .Pp The options are as follows: @@ -133,6 +133,30 @@ 1 is returned on any errors during floppy formatting, and an exit status of 2 reflects invalid arguments given to the program (along with an appropriate information written to diagnostic output). +.Sh EXAMPLES +To format a new double-sided, high-density (HD) 1.44 MB disk +inserted in the first floppy disk drive, issue: +.Pp +.Dl "/usr/sbin/fdformat -f 1440 /dev/fd0" +.Pp +After low-level formatting the disk with +.Nm , +create a disk label so that the system can determine the size and +geometry of the disk. +The supported geometry values are listed in +.Pa /etc/disktab , +and we will use +.Va fd1440 +for this example. +To write the disk label, use +.Xr bsdlabel 8 : +.Pp +.Dl "/sbin/bsdlabel -B -w /dev/fd0 fd1440" +.Pp +The floppy is now ready to be high-level formatted with a file system. +To format the floppy disk with FAT, issue: +.Pp +.Dl "/sbin/newfs_msdos /dev/fd0" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS Unless .Fl q @@ -150,6 +174,7 @@ entire formatting process has completed. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr fdc 4 , +.Xr bsdlabel 8 , .Xr fdcontrol 8 , .Xr newfs 8 , .Xr newfs_msdos 8