.TH FINIT 1 HEP
.SH NAME
finit \- initialize an RX02 floppy
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B finit
drive density
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Finit
is used to initialize an RX02 floppy diskette.
This formatting must be done to make
a brand-new diskette usable,
or to change the density
of a used diskette.
It also erases all data previously on the floppy.
.PP
.I Finit
always demands two arguments:
.I drive
is the drive number
.RB ( 0 " or " 1 ),
.I density
is
.B h
for double density
or
.B l
for single density.
.PP
Formatting cannot be interrupted once started.
It takes around 15 seconds.
.SH EXAMPLE
To init the floppy on drive 0
as double density:
.B
.IP "finit 0 h"
.SH SEE ALSO
tp(1)