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MOTLoad Commands
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3.1.7 blkFmt
Name
blkFmt—formats a block device specified by the user. This command only operates on ’block
devices’.
Synopsis
blkFmt [-d] [-i]
Parameters
-d Ps: Device Name (Default = /dev/fd0)
-i 0: Ignore Grown Defect List
Example
The following example shows a typical result when blkFmt is entered.
MOTLoad> blkFmt -d/dev/ide0/hdisk0
Error Messages
blockFormat(): open(<device/node name>) failed, errno = <value>
Failure on opening specified device/node.
blockFormat(): ioctl(105) failed, errno = <value>
Format command failed.
See Also
blkCp
,
blkRd
,
blkShow
,
blkVe
,
blkWr