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-.TH RXFORMAT 8 "June 24, 1990"
-.UC 5
-.SH NAME
-rxformat \- format floppy disks
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B rxformat
-[
-.B \-d
-] special
-.SH DESCRIPTION
+.\"     @(#)rxformat.8 6.6 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
+.\"
+.Dd March 16, 1991
+.Dt RXFORMAT 8
+.Os BSD 4.2
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm rxformat
+.Nd format floppy disks
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm rxformat
+.Op Fl d
+.Ar special
+.Sh DESCRIPTION

 The
 The

-.I rxformat
+.Nm rxformat

 program formats a diskette in the specified drive
 associated with the special device
 program formats a diskette in the specified drive
 associated with the special device

-.IR special .
-(
-.I Special
-is normally /dev/rx0, for drive 0, or /dev/rx1,
+.Ar special .
+.Pf ( Ar Special
+is normally
+.Pa /dev/rx0 ,
+for drive 0, or
+.Pa /dev/rx1 ,

 for drive 1.)
 for drive 1.)

+.Pp
+Available option:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl d
+Force double density formatting.

 By default, the diskette is formatted single density;
 By default, the diskette is formatted single density;

-a
-.B \-d
-flag may be supplied to force double density formatting.

 Single density is compatible 
 Single density is compatible 

-with the IBM 3740 standard (128 bytes/sector). 
+with the
+.Tn IBM
+3740 standard (128 bytes/sector). 

 In double density, each sector
 contains 256 bytes of data.
 In double density, each sector
 contains 256 bytes of data.

-.PP
+.El
+.Pp

 Before formatting a diskette
 Before formatting a diskette

-.I rxformat
+.Nm rxformat

 prompts for verification if standard input is a tty
 (this allows a user to cleanly
 abort the operation; note that
 formatting a diskette will destroy any existing data).
 Formatting is done by the hardware.
 All sectors are zero-filled.
 prompts for verification if standard input is a tty
 (this allows a user to cleanly
 abort the operation; note that
 formatting a diskette will destroy any existing data).
 Formatting is done by the hardware.
 All sectors are zero-filled.

-.SH DIAGNOSTICS
-`No such device' means that the drive is not ready, 
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Sy \&No such device
+means that the drive is not ready, 

 usually because no disk is in the drive or the drive door is open.
 Other error messages are selfexplanatory.
 usually because no disk is in the drive or the drive door is open.
 Other error messages are selfexplanatory.

-.SH FILES
-/dev/rx?
-.SH SEE ALSO
-rx(4)
-.SH AUTHOR
+.El
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /dev/rx? -compact
+.It Pa /dev/rx?
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr rx 4
+.Sh AUTHOR

 Helge Skrivervik
 Helge Skrivervik

-.SH BUGS
+.Sh BUGS

 A floppy may not be formatted if the
 header info on sector 1, track 0 has been damaged.  Hence, it is not
 possible to format a completely degaussed disk. 
 A floppy may not be formatted if the
 header info on sector 1, track 0 has been damaged.  Hence, it is not
 possible to format a completely degaussed disk. 

-(This is actually a problem in the hardware.)
+(This is actually a problem in the DEC hardware.)
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.Bx 4.2 .