format(1m)

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NAME

format- format a Flash memory device

SYNOPSIS

format raw_device

FEATURES

FLASH

DESCRIPTION

format is a target utility.

format is used to perform a low-level format of the flash memory device, raw_device. The format constitutes a low-level initialization during which the flash memory is reset and addressing of logical sectors is set up (FTL level). By default, raw_device is created during system initialization as /dev/rflash using the C_INIT(1M) built-in command, mknod(1M).

format must be used before disklabel(1M).

FILES

/dev/rflash

SEE ALSO

C_INIT(1M), disklabel(1M), flashdefrag(1M), fsck_dos(1M), newfs_dos(1M)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | FEATURES | DESCRIPTION | FILES | SEE ALSO