format c: /y?

**Stanley_Kubrick** · July 2nd, 2002, 03:12 PM

FOLKS, is there a cool and trendy way to format in DOS w/o waiting to say "y" when it confirms "warning: all data will be lost blah blah blah, proceed with format (y/n)?"

Such as format [drive]: /[yes i really want to]?

This could save me seconds a week, minutes a month! Go-Fight-Win!

**MaddMaxx** · July 2nd, 2002, 03:37 PM

Yes. format c: /autotest

**Poseidon** · July 2nd, 2002, 03:47 PM

Try <a href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/rhwatson/dos7/z-format.html" target="_blank"> here</a>

Are you really Stanley or just using his computer? -lol

**Stanley_Kubrick** · July 2nd, 2002, 04:01 PM

Thank You Gentlemen. Yes it is me.

**freddy** · July 2nd, 2002, 04:01 PM

u meen like this post ,,, <a href="http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum3/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=008792" target="_blank">http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum3/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=008792</a>

are u shure u are stanley ?????

**confus-ed** · July 2nd, 2002, 04:27 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Poseidon:
Try <a href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/rhwatson/dos7/z-format.html" target="_blank"> here</a>
<hr /></blockquote>Errr here's a quote ...

<blockquote>quote:<hr />/BACKUP Not sure what this does. Seems to be similar to /AUTOTEST except that it asks for a Volume label, and displays data on number of bytes available, etc. Haven't tried it with c: drive so don't know whether it warns before formatting a hard drive <hr /></blockquote>Mmmmm who writes this stuff <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> ...?

**InTheWayBoy** · July 2nd, 2002, 05:31 PM

It's called a 'pipe'...like this:

Format C: | Y

Simple as that...bye!

melee5 · July 3rd, 2002, 02:56 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's called a 'pipe'...like this:

Format C: | Y
<hr /></blockquote>Except that water doesn't run uphill, so its more like:

echo Y|Format C:

and even this might work sometimes

Format C:<Y

where Y is a single letter named file containing only the text letter Y - most often it doesn't work worth a hoot but its worth a try.

melee5 · July 3rd, 2002, 03:00 AM

Whoops!

Format C

lesser than symbol)Y

where Y is a single letter named file containing only the text letter Y - most often it doesn't work worth a hoot but its worth a try.

**Poseidon** · July 3rd, 2002, 10:15 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by confus-ed:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Poseidon:
Try <a href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/rhwatson/dos7/z-format.html" target="_blank"> here</a>
<hr /></blockquote>Errr here's a quote ...

<blockquote>quote:<hr />/BACKUP Not sure what this does. Seems to be similar to /AUTOTEST except that it asks for a Volume label, and displays data on number of bytes available, etc. Haven't tried it with c: drive so don't know whether it warns before formatting a hard drive <hr /></blockquote>Mmmmm who writes this stuff <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> ...?<hr /></blockquote>Yeah that is pretty lame. Thanks for pointing it out. Didn't notice it when I first glanced at the page.

<a href="http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm" target="_blank">Here</a>'s a better site.

**Stanley_Kubrick** · July 3rd, 2002, 11:00 AM

Very informative, Thanks TEAM!

**deseqer** · July 3rd, 2002, 11:11 AM

Cool I never knew that information before. Thanks.

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