FORMAT(8)

NAME
format - how to format disks and tapes

DESCRIPTION

Currently, there are no “native” BSD media formatting utilities. Formatting of both disks and cartridge tapes must be done either standalone or under HP-UX using the mediainit utility distributed by HP. Note that HP-brand cartridge tapes come pre-formatted, and HP disks are supposed to.

HISTORY
The format utility first appeared in 4.4BSD.