FORMAT--Examples

To format a new floppy disk in drive A using the default size, type the
following command:

    format a:

To perform a quick format on a previously formatted disk in drive A, type
the following command:

    format a: /q

To format a floppy disk in drive A, completely deleting all data on the
disk, type the following command:

    format a: /u

To format a 360K floppy disk in drive A and copy the operating system files
to the disk to make it a system disk, type the following command:

    format a: /f:360 /s

To format a floppy disk in drive A and assign to it the volume label "DATA",
type the following command:

    format a: /v:DATA