Commodore PC - Disk Commands; The Format Command

Using Commands 31
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[T] Make sure that the ms-dos disk is in drive A.
[H Make sure that the disk with the investmnt file is in drive B.
f ^ HI Check to see that your printer is on and has paper.
B At the ms-dos prompt, type the following command:
{] print brinvest.mnt
H] Press the return key.
( ^ H ms-dos prompts you for the name of the printing device con
nected to your computer. (This name is usually the communi
cations port that the printer cable connects to.) Just type the
{***) name, or press the return key to print to the default printer.
^m^ If the master disk is not in drive A, ms-dos prompts you to insert it
' ' in the drive.
f***} Hint While a file is being printed, you can type other commands
to ms-dos. You can even run other programs or create and modify
files. But since printing a file takes a lot of your computer's
/<--s resources, your tasks may take longer if you try to do them while
you are printing a file. So if you have a long file to print, you
might schedule the printing for when you plan to be away from
^^ your computer.
r^ Disk Commands Using disk commands
This section presents two commands that you use for disks:
f~^ format and diskcopy.
The Format Command
When you purchase new disks they are blank and unformatted,
so you must format them before ms-dos can use them. Formatting
^^^ structures a disk so that ms-dos can find and store information on
fi it. It also checks the disk for defective spots. You can format a
disk by using the format command.
^~ To format a blank disk in drive B, you would use the following
f > command:
format b: /v
...and ask for a label.
...on drive B,...
Format a disk...