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diff --git a/share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.8 b/share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.8 index ed21ce86639..04b24143d19 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: format.8,v 1.9 2001/10/04 16:56:52 mpech Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: format.8,v 1.10 2001/10/05 14:45:54 mpech Exp $ .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1983 The Regents of the University of California. .\" All rights reserved. .\" @@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ .Nm format .Nd how to format disk packs .Sh DESCRIPTION -There are two ways to format disk packs. The simplest is to -use the +There are two ways to format disk packs. +The simplest is to use the .Nm -program. The alternative is to use the DEC standard formatting +program. +The alternative is to use the DEC standard formatting software which operates under the DEC diagnostic supervisor. This manual page describes the operation of .Nm format , @@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ amiss.) .Pp .Nm uses the standard notation of the standalone I/O library -in identifying a drive to be formatted. A drive is -specified as +in identifying a drive to be formatted. +A drive is specified as .Do .Ar zz Ns (x,y), .Dc @@ -161,15 +162,15 @@ should be formatted. Before each formatting attempt, .Nm prompts the user in case debugging should be enabled -in the appropriate device driver. A carriage return -disables debugging information. +in the appropriate device driver. +A carriage return disables debugging information. .Pp .Nm should be used prior to building file systems (with .Xr newfs 8 to ensure that all sectors with uncorrectable media errors -are remapped. If a drive develops uncorrectable -defects after formatting, either +are remapped. +If a drive develops uncorrectable defects after formatting, either .Xr bad144 8 or .Xr badsect 8 @@ -242,13 +243,13 @@ The diagnostics are intended to be self explanatory. The steps needed for 11/750 or 11/730 CPUs are similar, but not covered in detail here. .Pp -The formatting procedures are different for each type of disk. Listed -here are the formatting procedures for RK07's, RP0X, and RM0X -disks. +The formatting procedures are different for each type of disk. +Listed here are the formatting procedures for RK07's, RP0X, and RM0X disks. .Pp You should shut down UNIX and halt the machine to do any disk formatting. -Make certain you put in the pack you want formatted. It is also a good idea -to spin down or write protect the disks you don't want to format, just in case. +Make certain you put in the pack you want formatted. +It is also a good idea to spin down or write protect the disks you don't +want to format, just in case. .Ss Formatting an RK07 Load the console floppy labeled, "RX11 VAX DSK LD DEV #1" in the console disk drive, and type the following commands: |