Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:04:03 +1300 From: "Defryn, Guy" <G.P.Defryn@massey.ac.nz> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: format drive Message-ID: <98B01D2717B9D411B38F0008C7840931057F352D@its-xchg2.massey.ac.nz>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] What is the best way to erase all the files from a freebsd drive? Let's say I want to use the drive for DOS again, what do I di? Cheers Guy Defryn, mcp & A+ IT-support & webdesign Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health Private Bag 11 222 Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand Ph: 06-3504336 ext 2037 E-mail: g.p.defryn@massey.ac.nz <mailto:g.p.defryn@massey.ac.nz> [-- Attachment #2 --] <html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">; <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C19CD9.EEA26160"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState> <w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState> <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind> <w:EnvelopeVis/> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; 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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=4 color=olive face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:olive;mso-no-proof:yes'>Guy Defryn, </span></font></i></em><em><i><font size=2 color=olive face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:olive;mso-no-proof:yes'>mcp & A+</span></font></i></em><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=olive face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:olive;mso-no-proof:yes'>IT-support & webdesign</span></font></i></em><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><em><i><font size=2 color=olive face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:olive; 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