次の例は、format の fdisk オプションを使用して、ディスク全体にまたがる Solaris fdisk パーティションを作成する方法を説明しています。
# format Searching for disks...done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS: 0. c0t0d0 <DEFAULT cyl 1479 alt 2 hd 7 sec 79> /eisa/eha@1000,0/cmdk@0,0 1. c0t2d0 <SUN1.05 cyl 2692 alt 2 hd 9 sec 85> /eisa/eha@1000,0/cmdk@2,0 Specify disk (enter its number): 1 selecting c0t2d0 [disk formatted] format> fdisk The recommended default partitioning for your disk is: a 100% "SOLARIS System" partition. To select this, please type "y". To partition your disk differently, type "n" and the "fdisk" program will let you select other partitions. y WARNING: Solaris fdisk partition changed - Please relabel the disk format> label Ready to label disk, continue? yes format> quit