NAME¶
mkfs.cpm - make a CP/M file system
SYNOPSIS¶
mkfs.cpm [
-f format] [
-b boot] [
-L
label]
image
DESCRIPTION¶
mkfs.cpm makes a CP/M file system on an image file or device.
OPTIONS¶
- -f format
- Use the given CP/M disk format instead of the default format.
- -b bootblock
- Write the contents of the file bootblock to the system tracks
instead of filling them with 0xe5. This option can be used up to four
times. The file contents (typically boot block, CCP, BDOS and BIOS) are
written to sequential sectors, padding with 0xe5 if needed.
- -L label
- Label the file system. This is only supported by CP/M Plus.
RETURN VALUE¶
Upon successful completion, exit code 0 is returned.
ERRORS¶
Any errors are indicated by exit code 1.
ENVIRONMENT¶
CPMTOOLSFMT Default format
FILES¶
/etc/cpmtools/diskdefs CP/M disk format definitions
AUTHORS¶
This program is copyright 1997–2012 Michael Haardt
<michael@moria.de>. The Windows port is copyright 2000, 2001, 2011 John
Elliott <jce@seasip.demon.co.uk>.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
this program. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
SEE ALSO¶
fsck.cpm(1),
cpmls(1),
mkfs(1),
cpm(5)