Usage Note: Use FINIS when your program does not close a
file during its execution. CMS commands close files
automatically
at
the end
of
their execution.
(An
'EXEC'
file
is
considered to be a single CMS command, independent
of
its content.)
FORMAT
Use the
FORMAT
command to:
Initialize a virtual disk (minidisk) for use with CMS files
Count
or
reset the number of blocks
on
a virtual disk
Write a label
on
a virtual disk
The format of the
FORMAT
command
is:
FORMAT
Where:
cuu
cuu
mode
[noblk]
[(options
...
[)]]
options:
-Blksize
~512]-
1024
~
4096
1K
2K
4K
Noerase
Label
~ecomp
_
is
the virtual device address of the virtual disk to be
formatted.
Valid addresses are
001 through
FFF.
mode
is
the filemode letter
to
be assigned
to
the
specified
device address. Valid filemode letters are A through
Z.
This field must
be
specified.
If
any other disk
is
accessed as mode, it is released.
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