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[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/usr.bin/fdformat Pull up rev. 1.10 to netbsd-1-5 branch...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/519652604bf6
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 489719:519652604bf6
user:      hubertf <hubertf%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Oct 08 23:49:51 2000 +0000

description:
Pull up rev. 1.10 to netbsd-1-5 branch, OK'd by jhawk:

>Mention that one needs to create a filesystem after formatting a disk.

diffstat:

 usr.bin/fdformat/fdformat.1 |  12 +++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (26 lines):

diff -r f4ebfb4628ff -r 519652604bf6 usr.bin/fdformat/fdformat.1
--- a/usr.bin/fdformat/fdformat.1       Sun Oct 08 21:49:23 2000 +0000
+++ b/usr.bin/fdformat/fdformat.1       Sun Oct 08 23:49:51 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: fdformat.1,v 1.9 1999/03/22 18:16:37 garbled Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: fdformat.1,v 1.9.10.1 2000/10/08 23:49:51 hubertf Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@
 .Em E
 indicates an error in formatting or verifying a track.
 .Pp
+The
+.Nn
+utility does not create a filesystem of any kind. Use tools like
+.Xr newfs 8 ,
+.Xr newfs_msdos 8 
+or
+.Xr mformat 1
+(part of the pkgsrc/sysutils/mtools package) depending on what filesystem
+type you want to use on the floppy disk to do so.
+.Pp
 Available command-line flags are:
 .Bl -tag -width indent -compact
 .It Fl f Ar device



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