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diff --git a/man/mclasserase.1 b/man/mclasserase.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8151b96 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/mclasserase.1 @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +.TH mclasserase 1 "21Feb10" mtools-4.0.12 +.SH Name +mclasserase - erase memory cards +'\" t +.de TQ +.br +.ns +.TP \\$1 +.. + +.tr \(is' +.tr \(if` +.tr \(pd" + +.SH Note\ of\ warning +This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo +documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete. See the +end of this man page for details. +.PP +.SH Description +.iX "p mclasserase" +.iX "c Memory Card" +.iX "c Physically erase" +.PP +The \fR\&\f(CWmclasserase\fR command is used to wipe memory cards by +overwriting it three times: first with \fR\&\f(CW0xff\fR, then with +\&\fR\&\f(CW0x00\fR, then with \fR\&\f(CW0xff\fR again. The command uses the following +syntax: +.PP + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i +\&\fR\&\f(CWmclasserase [\fR\&\f(CW-d] \fImsdosdrive\fR\&\f(CW +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.lp + +\&\fR +.PP +MS-DOS drive is optional, if none is specified, use \fR\&\f(CWA:\fR. If more than +one drive are specified, all but the last are ignored. +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWMclasserase\fR accepts the following command line options: +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWd\fR\ +Stop after each erase cycle, for testing purposes +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWp\fR\ +Not yet implemented +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWMclasserase\fR returns 0 on success or -1 on failure. +.PP +.SH See\ Also +Mtools' texinfo doc +.SH Viewing\ the\ texi\ doc +This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo +documentation. However, this process is only approximative, and some +items, such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this +translation process. Indeed, these items have no appropriate +representation in the manpage format. Moreover, not all information has +been translated into the manpage version. Thus I strongly advise you to +use the original texinfo doc. See the end of this manpage for +instructions how to view the texinfo doc. +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the following +commands: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.lp + +\&\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a html copy, run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make html +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.lp + +\&\fRA premade html can be found at +\&\fR\&\f(CW\(ifhttp://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/manual/mtools.html\(is\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode), run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make info +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.lp + +\&\fR +.PP +The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html. Indeed, in +the info version certain examples are difficult to read due to the +quoting conventions used in info. +.PP +mclasserase |