.TH FLOPPY 3 .SH NAMEfloppy \- floppy disk interface.SH SYNOPSIS.nf.B bind -a '#f' /dev.B /dev/fd0disk.B /dev/fd0ctl.B /dev/fd1disk.B /dev/fd1ctl.B /dev/fd2disk.B /dev/fd2ctl.B /dev/fd3disk.B /dev/fd3ctl.fi.SH DESCRIPTION.PPThe floppy disk interface serves a one-level directory giving access to upto four floppy disk drives.Each drive is represented by a data and control file.There are no partitions..PPMessages accepted by the.B ctlfile include:.TF format.TP.B ejectEject the floppy, if possible..TP.B resetReset the drive..TP.BI format " typeFormat the floppy. The.I typesets the density andtype of disk to be formatted; see.IR format (8)..PD.PPA read of the.B ctlfile returns a string describing the form factor of the disk, one of.BR 3½DD ,.BR 3½HD ,.BR 5¼DD ,or.BR 5¼HD ..SH SOURCE.B /os/pc/devfloppy.c
.TH FLOPPY 3
.SH NAME
floppy \- floppy disk interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B bind -a '#f' /dev
.B /dev/fd0disk
.B /dev/fd0ctl
.B /dev/fd1disk
.B /dev/fd1ctl
.B /dev/fd2disk
.B /dev/fd2ctl
.B /dev/fd3disk
.B /dev/fd3ctl
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The floppy disk interface serves a one-level directory giving access to up
to four floppy disk drives.
Each drive is represented by a data and control file.
There are no partitions.
.PP
Messages accepted by the
.B ctl
file include:
.TF format
.TP
.B eject
Eject the floppy, if possible.
.TP
.B reset
Reset the drive.
.TP
.BI format " type
Format the floppy. The
.I type
sets the density and
type of disk to be formatted; see
.IR format (8).
.PD
.PP
A read of the
.B ctl
file returns a string describing the form factor of the disk, one of
.BR 3½DD ,
.BR 3½HD ,
.BR 5¼DD ,
or
.BR 5¼HD .
.SH SOURCE
.B /os/pc/devfloppy.c