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diff --git a/mbadblocks.1 b/mbadblocks.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3e66662 --- /dev/null +++ b/mbadblocks.1 @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +'\" t +.TH mbadblocks 1 "09Jan13" mtools-4.0.18 +.SH Name +mbadblocks - tests a floppy disk, and marks the bad blocks in the FAT +'\" 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 +.PP +The \fR\&\f(CWmbadblocks\fR command is used to mark some clusters on an +MS-DOS filesystem bad. It has the following syntax: +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWmbadblocks\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-s\fR \fIsectorlist\fR|\fR\&\f(CW-c\fR \fIclusterlist\fR|-w] \fIdrive\fR\fR\&\f(CW:\fR +.PP +If no command line flags are supplied, \fR\&\f(CWMbadblocks\fR scans an +MS-DOS filesystem for bad blocks by simply trying to read them and +flag them if read fails. All blocks that are unused are scanned, and +if detected bad are marked as such in the FAT. +.PP +This command is intended to be used right after \fR\&\f(CWmformat\fR. It is +not intended to salvage data from bad disks. +.PP +.SH Command\ line\ options +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWc\ \fIfile\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ +Use a list of bad clusters, rather than scanning for bad clusters +itself. +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWs\ \fIfile\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ +Use a list of bad sectors (counted from beginning of filesystem), +rather than trying for bad clusters itself. +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWw\fR\ +Write a random pattern to each cluster, then read it back and flag +cluster as bad if mismatch. Only free clusters are tested in such a +way, so any file data is preserved. +.PP +.SH Bugs +\&\fR\&\f(CWMbadblocks\fR should (but doesn't yet :-( ) also try to salvage bad +blocks which are in use by reading them repeatedly, and then mark them +bad. +.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 +.PP + +\&\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a html copy, run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make html +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\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 +.PP + +\&\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 |