Date   : Mon, 03 Sep 2001 15:24:28 +0100 
From   : Daniel Luton <DLuton@...>
Subject: Re: Format woes

Hmmm, I've got a feeling I tried that and it didn't work...is the *FORM40/80
the only format/delete all command there is?  Maybe I've got an older DFS
version then...although I don't have any utility discs...anyone know where I
can download a disc image?!

Dan



> Can someone please tell me what the command is to format a floppy disc on
> the BBC?  I've managed to delete files using *WIPE and *DESTROY, but had
to
> use several wildcard commands to delete all the files...I want to wipe the
> disc completely.  The computer is using the Acorn DFS.

Depends on the DFS version, *FORM40 or *FORM80 (40 or 80 track) should do
the trick. On older DFS versions this was supplied as a utility on disc.

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