TH FLOPPY 3
SH NAME
floppy \- floppy disk interface
SH SYNOPSIS
nf
B bind -a #f /dev

B /dev/fd0disk
B /dev/fd0ctl
B /dev/fd1disk
B /dev/fd1ctl
B /dev/fd2disk
B /dev/fd2ctl
B /dev/fd3disk
B /dev/fd3ctl
fi
SH DESCRIPTION
PP
The floppy disk interface serves a one-level directory giving access to up
to four floppy disk drives.
Each drive is represented by a data and control file.
There are no partitions.
PP
Messages accepted by the
B ctl
file include:
TF format
TP
B eject
Eject the floppy, if possible.
TP
B reset
Reset the drive.
TP
BI format " type
Format the floppy.  The
I type
sets the density and
type of disk to be formatted; see
B format
in
IR prep (8).
PD
PP
A read of the
B ctl
file returns a string describing the form factor of the disk, one of
BR 3½DD ,
BR 3½HD ,
BR 5¼DD ,
or
BR 5¼HD .
SH SOURCE
B /sys/src/9/*/devfloppy.c

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