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1.1     ! root        1: .TH FLOPPY 3 
        !             2: .SH NAME
        !             3: floppy \- floppy disk interface
        !             4: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .nf
        !             6: .B bind -a #f /dev
        !             7: 
        !             8: .B /dev/fd0disk
        !             9: .B /dev/fd0ctl
        !            10: .B /dev/fd1disk
        !            11: .B /dev/fd1ctl
        !            12: .B /dev/fd2disk
        !            13: .B /dev/fd2ctl
        !            14: .B /dev/fd3disk
        !            15: .B /dev/fd3ctl
        !            16: .fi
        !            17: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            18: .PP
        !            19: The floppy disk interface serves a one-level directory giving access to up
        !            20: to four floppy disk drives.
        !            21: Each drive is represented by a data and control file.
        !            22: There are no partitions.
        !            23: .PP
        !            24: Messages accepted by the
        !            25: .B ctl
        !            26: file include:
        !            27: .TF format
        !            28: .TP
        !            29: .B eject
        !            30: Eject the floppy, if possible.
        !            31: .TP
        !            32: .B reset
        !            33: Reset the drive.
        !            34: .TP
        !            35: .BI format " type
        !            36: (Not on the Nextstation) Format the floppy.  The
        !            37: .I type
        !            38: sets the density and
        !            39: type of disk to be formatted; see
        !            40: .B format
        !            41: in
        !            42: .IR prep (8).
        !            43: .PD
        !            44: .PP
        !            45: A read of the
        !            46: .B ctl
        !            47: file returns a string describing the form factor of the disk, one of
        !            48: .BR 3½DD ,
        !            49: .BR 3½HD ,
        !            50: .BR 5¼DD ,
        !            51: or
        !            52: .BR 5¼HD .
        !            53: .SH SOURCE
        !            54: .B /sys/src/9/port/devfloppy.c

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