FORMAT Command Formats Current Drive in MS-DOS 1.x, 2.x (84297)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 1.x
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 2.11
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q84297 SUMMARY
In MS-DOS versions 1.x and 2.x, the FORMAT command formats the current
drive unless another drive is specified. For example, the command
C:\dos>format
formats drive C.
MS-DOS versions 3.0 and later require that you specify the drive to be
formatted (for example, FORMAT C:); if no drive is specified, FORMAT
displays the error:
Required parameter missing
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/12/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB84297 |
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