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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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