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NAME

       mkfs.cpm - make a CP/M file system

SYNOPSIS

       mkfs.cpm [-f format] [-b boot] [-L label] image

DESCRIPTION

       mkfs.cpm makes a CP/M file system on an image file or device.

OPTIONS

       -f format
              Use the given CP/M disk format instead of the default format.

       -b bootblock
              Write  the  contents of the file bootblock to the system tracks instead of filling them with 0xe5.
              This option can be used up to four times.  The file contents (typically boot block, CCP, BDOS  and
              BIOS) are written to sequential sectors, padding with 0xe5 if needed.

       -L label
              Label the file system.  This is only supported by CP/M Plus.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, exit code 0 is returned.

ERRORS

       Any errors are indicated by exit code 1.

ENVIRONMENT

       CPMTOOLSFMT     Default format

FILES

       /etc/cpmtools/diskdefs   CP/M disk format definitions

AUTHORS

       This  program  is  copyright  1997–2012 Michael Haardt <michael@moria.de>.  The Windows port is copyright
       2000, 2001, 2011 John Elliott <jce@seasip.demon.co.uk>.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  it  under  the  terms  of  the  GNU
       General  Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
       (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even
       the  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program.  If not, write
       to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

SEE ALSO

       fsck.cpm(1), cpmls(1), mkfs(1), cpm(5)