Format - 3Com 7750 Series Command Reference Manual

3Com Switch 7750 Series
Command Reference Guide – File System Management
View
User view
Parameter
device: Device name.
Description
Use the fixdisk command to restore space on a storage device.
For unavailable memory spaces, you can use this command to restore them.
Example
# Restore the memory space on the flash.
<3Com> fixdisk flash:
Fixdisk flash: may take some time to complete.
%Fixdisk unit1>flash: completed.

1.1.8 format

Syntax
format device
View
User view
Parameter
device: Device name.
Description
Use the format command to format a storage device.
Note that all the files on a storage device get lost after the storage device is formatted.
The operation is irretrievable. Moreover, the configuration files get lost if you format the
flash.
Example
# Format the flash.
<3Com> format flash:
All data on Flash will be lost , proceed with format ? [Y/N] y
% Now begin to format flash, please wait for a while...
Format winc: completed
Chapter 1 File System Management Commands
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