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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:55:15 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:55:15 -0400 |
| commit | 253e67c8b3a72b3a4757fdbc5845297628db0a4a (patch) | |
| tree | adf53b66087aa30dfbf8bf391a1dadb044c3bf4d /static/netbsd/man8/mmcformat.8 | |
| parent | a9157ce950dfe2fc30795d43b9d79b9d1bffc48b (diff) | |
docs: Added All NetBSD Manuals
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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man8/mmcformat.8 b/static/netbsd/man8/mmcformat.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9f8b32b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/netbsd/man8/mmcformat.8 @@ -0,0 +1,136 @@ +.\" $NetBSD: mmcformat.8,v 1.6 2014/03/18 18:20:47 riastradh Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2008 Reinoud Zandijk +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in +.\" the documentation and/or other materials provided with the +.\" distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR(S) ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS +.\" OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED +.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY +.\" DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE +.\" GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS +.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER +.\" IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR +.\" OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN +.\" IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" +.Dd May 9, 2008 +.Dt MMCFORMAT 8 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm mmcformat +.Nd format optical media +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Op Fl BDFGHhIMOpRrSsw +.Op Fl b Ar blockingnr +.Op Fl c Ar cert-num +.\" .Op X format is not implemented yet +.Ar special +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +utility formats optical media conforming to the MMC standard. +This includes CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray (BD) media. +.Pp +The options are as follows: +.Bl -tag -width XbXblockingnrXX +.It Fl B +Blank media when possible before formatting it. +.It Fl b Ar blockingnr +Explicitly select packet size in sectors +.Pq for CD-RW only . +It is not recommended to change this from its default of 32. +.It Fl c Ar cert-num +Certify media for DVD-RAM / DV-RE. +The argument cert-num specifies: +.Bl -tag -offset indent +.It 0 +no certification +.It 1 +full certification +.It 2 +quick certification +.El +.It Fl D +Debug mode. +Print all SCSI/ATAPI command errors. +.It Fl F +Format media. +.It Fl G +Grow last CD-RW/DVD-RW session. +.It Fl H +Show help and print formatting choices for the inserted media. +.It Fl h +Show help and print formatting choices for the inserted media. +.It Fl I +Show help and print formatting choices for the inserted media. +.It Fl M +Select MRW (Mount Rainier) error correcting background format. +.It Fl O +Old style CD-RW formatting; recommended for CD-RW. +.It Fl p +Explicitly set packet format. +.It Fl R +Restart previously stopped MCD-MRW or DVD+RW background format. +.It Fl r +Recompile defect list for DVD-RAM. +.It Fl S +Grow spare space DVD-RAM / BD-RE. +.It Fl s +Format DVD+MRW / BD-RE with extra spare space. +.It Fl w +Wait until completion of background format. +.El +.Sh NOTES +Due to the enormous varieties in optical media, +.Nm +is made as generic as possible. +This can result in confusion. +.Sh EXAMPLES +.Dl Ic mmcformat -B -O /dev/rcd0d +.Pp +Blanks and then formats a CD-RW disc using the +.Dq old style +format command. +It is recommended to use this +.Dq old style +command unless your drive reports that it's not supported; in that case, resort +to the default +.Fl F . +Note that a CD-RW disc can be reformatted without being blanked. +Blanking switches between sequential and fixed packet writing by +erasing the disc. +This can also help to revive old discs. +.Pp +.Dl Ic mmcformat -F -M /dev/rcd0d +.Pp +Format a CD-RW or a DVD+RW to use MRW (Mount Rainier). +This format tries to hide media flaws as much as possible by +relocation. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr scsictl 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +command first appeared in +.Nx 5.0 . +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Reinoud Zandijk Aq Mt reinoud@NetBSD.org +.Sh BUGS +.Nm +could be merged with +.Xr scsictl 8 +but that tool is very hard disk oriented. |
