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 F O R M A T  COMMAND                                                         
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 Purpose: Initializes the disk in the designated or default drive to a format 
          that's acceptable to DOS; analyzes the entire disk for any defec-   
          tive tracks; and prepares the disk to accept DOS files.             
                                                                              
 Format:  [d:][path]FORMAT [d:][/S][/V][/B][/4]                               
                                                                              
 Remarks: [d:] drive letter to format.  Be sure to enter the correct drive    
          letter here! A mistake will destroy all data on the formatted disk. 
                                                                              
          /S to copy the operating system from DOS to the new diskette. Using 
          the /S option allows the new diskette or fixed disk to be a boot-   
          able disk.                                                          
                                                                              
          /V to give the disk a volume label.  If the /V switch is used, the  
          FORMAT command will ask you upon the completion of the format to    
          enter an 11 character label for the disk.                           
                                                                              
          /4 to format a 360K double sided diskette in a manner in which it   
          can be used in a high capacity drive, such as ones that come on     
          most IBM-ATs.  Specifying the /4 parameter can cause the formatted  
          disk to be unreliable in a regular 360K drive.                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
 Example: FORMAT A:/S/V  would format the diskette in the A: drive, transfer  
          the DOS system to it, and ask for a volume label.                   
