mkfs.cpm(1)

1MKFS.CPM(1)                      User commands                     MKFS.CPM(1)
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NAME

6       mkfs.cpm - make a CP/M file system
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SYNOPSIS

9       mkfs.cpm [-f format] [-b boot] [-L label] [-t] [-u] image
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DESCRIPTION

12       mkfs.cpm makes a CP/M file system on an image file or device.
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OPTIONS

15       -f format
16              Use the given CP/M disk format instead of the default format.
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18       -b bootblock
19              Write  the  contents  of the file bootblock to the system tracks
20              instead of filling them with 0xe5.  This option can be  used  up
21              to  four  times.   The file contents (typically boot block, CCP,
22              BDOS and BIOS) are written to sequential sectors,  padding  with
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25       -L label
26              Label the file system.  This is only supported by CP/M Plus.
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28       -t     Create time stamps.
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30       -u     Show all CP/M file names in upper case.
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RETURN VALUE

33       Upon successful completion, exit code 0 is returned.
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ERRORS

36       Any errors are indicated by exit code 1.
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ENVIRONMENT

39       CPMTOOLSFMT     Default format
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FILES

42       /usr/share/cpmtools/diskdefs  CP/M disk format definitions
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AUTHORS

45       This  program is copyright 1997–2021 Michael Haardt <michael@moria.de>.
46       The  Windows  port  is  copyright  2000,  2001,   2011   John   Elliott
47       <jce@seasip.demon.co.uk>.
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49       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
50       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published  by  the
51       Free  Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
52       option) any later version.
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54       This program is distributed in the hope that it  will  be  useful,  but
55       WITHOUT  ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even  the  implied  warranty  of MER‐
56       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU  General
57       Public License for more details.
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59       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
60       with this program.  If not, write  to  the  Free  Software  Foundation,
61       Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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