NAME

       dasdlist - build an empty DASD image file

SYNOPSIS

       dasdinit [-v] [-z] [-bz2] [-0] [-lfs] [-a] [-r] [-linux] filename devtype[-model] [volser] [size]

       This manual page documents the dasdinit program.

       dasdlist builds an empty DASD image file

PARAMETERS

       filename  name of DASD image file to be created

       devtype   emulated device type

       model     emulated device model (optional)

       volser    volume serial number (1-6 characters) (only if '-r' option not used)

       size      number of cylinders (for CKD devices) or 512-byte sectors (for FBA devices) (optional if device
                 specified)

OPTIONS

       -v        display version info and help

       -z        build compressed DASD image file using zlib

       -bz2      build compressed DASD image file using bzip2

       -0        build compressed DASD image file with no compression

       -lfs      build a large (uncompressed) DASD file (if supported)

       -a        build DASD image file that includes alternate cylinders (option ignored  if  size  is  manually
                 specified)

       -r        build 'raw' DASD image file  (no VOL1 or IPL track)

       -linux    null track images will look like linux dasdfmt'ed images (3390 device type only)

SEE ALSO

       /usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercload.html

AUTHOR

       Hercules  was  created  by  Roger  Bowler  and  is  maintained  by  Jay  Maynard. Jan Jaeger designed and
       implemented many of the advanced features of  Hercules,  including  dynamic  reconfiguration,  integrated
       console, interpretive execution, and z/Architecture support.

       This manual page was written by Peter De Schrijver p2@debian.org for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may
       be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or  modify  this  document  under  the
       terms of the GPL.

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