FORMAT
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Format:        FORMAT [d:] [volname] [/1] [/H] [/8]

Purpose:       Formats a disk.

Use:           Formats  the default or specified  drive.  The 
          volname  (if given) is the volume name that will be 
          given to the newly formatted disk. 

               Without options,  the disk is formatted to the 
          maximum  capacity of the specified  drive.  The  /1 
          option  (if given) causes the disk to be  formatted 
          as  a  single sided disk when using a  double-sided 
          drive,  the /H option (if given) causes the disk to 
          be formatted with 40 tracks per side when using  an 
          80-track  drive,  and the /8 option causes the disk 
          to  be formatted with 8 sectors per track  (default 
          9).

               Before  formatting  starts,  a  key  press  is 
          prompted for as a safety feature.

Examples:

     FORMAT B:
     Destroy data on drive B: (Y/N)? 

               The disk in drive B:  will be formatted to the 
          maximum  capacity that the drive will allow if  the 
          response to the prompt is "y".


     FORMAT B:SOURCE/1/H/8

               The  disk in drive B:  is formatted  as  singe 
          sided,  40 tracks and with 8 sectors per track, and 
          then given the volume name SOURCE.
