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devforall
proc scratchstring devforall —
executes the specified proc procedure for each storage device after pushing a
substring on the stack that is the portion of the scratch string containing the
device name. This operator is in systemdict.
Errors: invalidaccess, rangecheck, stackoverflow, stackunderflow,
typecheck, undefined
devformat
devicename pages action devformat —
formats (erases all data from) the specified device. This operator is in
systemdict.
pages Sets the LogicalSize device parameter for the specified device:
0 entire device is formatted
1,2,3 an ioerror occurs
action 1 is added to the action argument. The result is used for the
InitializeAction device parameter for the same device.
A devformat on a flash device formats the entire device regardless of the
LogicalSize specified.
Errors: invalidaccess, ioerror, limitcheck, rangecheck, stackunderflow,
typecheck, undefined, undefinedfilename
Note: An invalidaccess error occurs if devformat is not executed through
exitserver or startjob.
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