6)  FORMAT

    FORMAT /H

        In DOS 3.30 (I don't know about other versions), FORMAT /H
        will cause the format to begin immediately after pressing Y
        in response to "Format another?", rather than displaying
        "Place disk to be formatted in drive A: and press Enter" on
        a second and subsequent disks.

                              Mitch Ames

        On 5.0 it comes back as "invalid switch".

                              John Mudge

    FORMAT A: /AUTOTEST

        The autotest parameter will allow format to proceed, checking
        existing format (unless the /u parameter is also present) and
        proceeding with the format.

        All this will take place with no delay and no waiting for user
        input.  It will also end without pausing.  It will not ask for
        a volume label or whether to format another diskette.

        WARNING!  This procedure will also work on hard drives!  Be very
        cautious if you plan to use this feature.

                              Wayne Woodman

        Problem is that it won't take any other switches like /U, /S or
        /Q which is a bit of a shame really.

                              Peter Lovell

        With Dos 5 it certainly takes /u and /s as I have used it, in
        fact I think /u is required if the disk is not pre-formatted as
        the drive hangs up otherwise.

        I would agree about /q though, this does not work and gives the
        error message you quote.

                              Terry Kreft


        FORMAT/U is not available in DOS 3.30

                              Mitch Ames

    FORMAT C: /BACKUP

        This week I've read some articles in Dutch computer magazines about
        MUF's which are very interesting (if you don't already know about
        them).

        I already knew the FORMAT option /AUTOTEST, but new to me was the
        /BACKUP option.

        EXAMPLE: FORMAT A: /BACKUP

        It seems to work exactly like /AUTOTEST, but it DOES ask for a
        volume label.
                              Willem Van.den.broek
  
    FORMAT/SELECT

        is like DOS-Mirror  ... for safety-fanatics only

    FORMAT/SELECT/U

        makes disks unreadable (remember the U)

                              Reinhard Kujawa
                              Info from The German magazine PC PRAXIS

    FORMAT A: /SPACE

        On IBM DOS v6.01 the command:

        FORMAT A: /SPACE

        puts a 12288 byte file named MIRROR.FIL on the disk ...

        So, the command:

        FORMAT A: /U /SPACE

        just ruins the durn diskette!  A subsequent "DIR A:" gives you a:

          General failure reading drive A
          Abort, Retry, Fail

                              Vernon Frazee

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