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DOSGEN COMMAND
10. 1 -
Use
The DOSGEN command is invoked wi th the TolloUling command
~-~\
line:
DOSGEN C:(unit:>J L;<options:>J
where <unit> is the logical unit
numbe~
(1-3)
of
the
drive
containing
the diskette to be DOSGENed,
and <options> can be
one or both of the opticn letters
desc~ibed
below:
Option
Function
T
Perform write/read test.
U
Generate minimum sqstem (user diskette>.
If
<unit~
is not specified,
logical
unit
one
will
be
used as a
default.
Logical unit
zero
cannot be DOSGENed.
The
diskette
to
be
DOSGENed
must
be
placed in the
logical unit speciried on the command line (logical unit one,
i f
no
<
u nit:>
Ula
ssp e c i
r
i
e d ) .
DOSGEN
UI
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res p
on d
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i t
h the
following
~uestion
asking
if
<unit~
contains a diskette
that
can
be
~ritten
to=
DOSGEN DRIVE <unit:> 7
The response should be the lettel'
n y l l ;
if
the diskette in the
indicated <unit:> is to be DOSGENed.
Any other response
~ill
terminate
the DOSGEN command and return control to MDOS.
In
this
case~
the diskette in <unit)- is not affected.
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t a i n in
for ma
t ion .
for
the
diskette's identirication
secto~
must be supplied
by
the
operator.
This
in~ormation
is entered
in
response
to
the
following DOSGEN prompts:
Prompt
DISK NAME:
DATE (
MMDDYY ) :
USER NAME:
Operator Input
An
alphanumeric name, a maximum of 8
characters
in
length,
which
will
appear
on
subsequent
heading lines
rrom the DIR and FREE commands.
The
name
must
begin
with an alphabetic
character.
The date of generation in
six-digit,
numeric
Torm
as
indicated
by
the
parenthetical inset.
A
maximum
of
twenty
characters
used
Tor
information only.
displayable
descriptive
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10-02
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