The following example formats the disk c0t2d0.
# format Searching for disks...done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS: 0. c0t1d0 <SUN0535 cyl 1866 alt 2 hd 7 sec 80> /sbus@1,f8000000/esp@0,800000/sd@1,0 1. c0t2d0 <SUN1.05 cyl 2036 alt 2 hd 14 sec 72> /sbus@1,f8000000/esp@0,800000/sd@2,0 Specify disk (enter its number):1 Selecting c0t2d0 [disk unformatted] format> format Ready to format. Formatting cannot be interrupted and takes 23 minutes (estimated). Continue? y Beginning format. The current time is Tue Nov 12 10:04:33 1996 Formatting ... done Verifying media ... pass 0 - pattern = 0xc6dec6de 2035/12/18 pass 1 - pattern = 0x6db6db6d 2035/12/18 total of 0 defective blocks repaired. format> |