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FORMAT--Examples

To format a new floppy disk in drive A using the default size, type the following command: format a: To perform a quick format on a previously formatted disk in drive A, type the following command: format a: /q To format a floppy disk in drive A, completely deleting all data on the disk, type the following command: format a: /u To format a 360K floppy disk in drive A and copy the operating system files to the disk to make it a system disk, type the following command: format a: /f:360 /s To format a floppy disk in drive A and assign to it the volume label "DATA", type the following command: format a: /v:DATA
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