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.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