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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ '\" t -.TH mformat 1 "29Sep18" mtools-4.0.19 +.TH mformat 1 "11Nov18" mtools-pre-4.0.20 .SH Name mformat - add an MSDOS filesystem to a low-level formatted floppy disk '\" t @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ low-level formatted diskette. Its syntax is: [\fR\&\f(CW-B\fR \fIboot_sector\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-k\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-m\fR \fImedia_descriptor\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-K\fR \fIbackup_boot\fR] + [\fR\&\f(CW-R\fR \fInb_reserved_sectors\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-c\fR \fIclusters_per_sector\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-d\fR \fIfat_copies\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-X\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-2\fR \fIsectors_on_track_0\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-3\fR] @@ -214,6 +215,12 @@ disks parameters. Sets the sector number where the backup of the boot sector should be stored (only relevant on FAT32). .TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWR\fR\ +Sets the number of reserved sectors for this filesystem. This must be +at least 1 for non-FAT32 disks, and at least 3 for FAT disks (in order +to accomodate the boot sector, the info sector and the backup boot +sector). +.TP \&\fR\&\f(CWm\fR\ Use a non-standard media descriptor byte for this disk. The media descriptor is stored at position 21 of the boot sector, and as first |