HELP.TXT

Syntax:

  FFDISK                  Runs Free FDISK in interative mode.
  FFDISK /? [/NOPAUSE]    Displays this help information.

Free FDISK compatibility switches:

  FFDISK /ACTOK                          (functions with an "*" are incomplete)
  FFDISK /CMBR <drive#>
* FFDISK /EXT:<size> <drive#> [{/LOG:<size>} | {/LOGO:<size>}]
* FFDISK /FPRMT
  FFDISK /MBR
  FFDISK /PRI:<size> <drive#>
* FFDISK /PRIO:<size> <drive#>
  FFDISK /STATUS
  FFDISK /X


Free FDISK native switches:

For partition table modification:
  FFDISK /A [drive#]
  FFDISK /ACTIVATE <drive#> <partition#>
  FFDISK /C [<drive#>]
  FFDISK /D drive# {<partition#> | /P | /E | /L <drive_letter>} ]
  FFDISK /DEACTIVATE <drive#>
  FFDISK /M drive# <primary_partition#> <newtype#>
  FFDISK /N <drive#> <partition_type> <size> [/P] [/S <type#>] ]
* FFDISK /RESIZE <drive#> <partition#> <new_size>

For MBR modification:
  FFDISK /AMBR [<drive#>]
  FFDISK /MBR [<drive#>]
  FFDISK /RMBR [<drive#>]
  FFDISK /SMBR [<drive#>]

For flagging a hard disk:
* FFDISK /CLEARFLAG [<drive#>]
* FFDISK /SETFLAG [<drive#>]
* FFDISK /TESTFLAG [<drive#>]

For obtaining information about the hard disk(s):
  FFDISK /DUMP
  FFDISK /I [<drive#> [/TECH] ]
  FFDISK /L

For rebooting the computer:
  FFDISK /REBOOT


Description of command line switches:

  /?          Displays these help screens.  If /NOPAUSE is used then the text
                scrolls without pausing.  The /NOPAUSE option makes it easy
                to re-direct the output to a file.

Free FDISK compatability switches:

  /ACTOK      Retained for compatibility.  On versions of FDISK where this
                is a valid option, FDISK does not check the drive integrity.
  /CMBR       Creates the Master Boot Record on the specified <drive#>.
  /EXT:       Creates an extended partition on <drive#> of <size> in MB.
                If "/LOG:<size>" is used then a Logical DOS Drive of
                <size> is created.  "LOGO:<size>" is the same as "LOG:<size>,"
                except the logical drive is forced to FAT16.
  /FPRMT      When Free FDISK emulates version W95B, or greater, then the
                support for large disks no longer appears.  Instead you will
                get prompted everytime you create a parition.
  /MBR        Writes the MAster Boot Record to disk 1.
  /PRI:       Creates a primary partition on <drive#> with a size of <size>.
                the partition is set active.
  /PRIO:      Same as "/PRI:" except it forces the partition type to FAT16.
  /STATUS     Shows information about all partitions on all hard disks.
  /X          Forces Free FDISK to not use LBA partitions.  If this switch
                is used Free FDISK will be limited to 8.2GB hard disks.
                Note:  This switch is ignored if the emulated version is less
                than W95.

Free FDISK native switches:

For partition table modification:
  /A          Automatically partitions drive#.  If <drive#> is not specified,
                the program will automatically partition the first drive.
                If a primary and/or extended partition exists this function
                will abort.
  /ACTIVATE   Sets the partition active as specified by <drive#> and
                <partition#>.
  /C          Clears the partition sector.  (Use with extreme caution!)
  /DEACTIVATE Sets all partitions on <drive#> as not active.
  /M          Modifies the partition type of <primary_partition#> to
                <newtype#>.
  /N          Creates a new partition based upon <drive#> (1-8), type (P, E,
                or L), and <size> (in megabytes).  If the /P switch is added,
                the size is a percentage of the total free drive space.  If
                the /S switch is used then a <type#> partition is created.
  /D          Deletes a partition based upon the drive# (1-4) and the partition
                number, logical partition drive letter (/L), the primary
                partition (/P) or the extended partition (/E).
  /RESIZE     Destructively resizes a partition. 

For MBR modification:

  /AMBR       Writes the Master Boot program in "BOOT.MBR" to <drive#>.
  /CMBR       Same as "/MBR."
  /MBR        Writes the Master Boot Record to <drive#>.
  /RMBR       Removes the Master Boot Record from <drive#>.
  /SMBR       Saves the current Master Boot program to the "BOOT.MBR" file.

For flagging a hard disk:
  /CLEARFLAG  Clears a "flag" set on <drive#>.
  /SETFLAG    Sets a "flag" on <drive#>.
  /TESTFLAG   Test for a "flag" on <drive#>.

For obtaining information about the hard disk(s):

  /DUMP       Dumps technical partition information on all installed hard
                disks to the screen.  (The output can optionally be redirected
                with the standard redirection commands.
                (i.e. "FFDISK /DUMP > filename.ext ")
  /I          Displays the partition table for drive# (1-4).  If the "/tech"
                switch is used, it also shows the starting and ending
                information for each partition.
  /L          Same as "/STATUS."

For rebooting the computer:

  /REBOOT     Forces the computer to reboot.




This program is Copyright 1999, by Brian E. Reifsnyder, under the terms of
the GNU General Public License.

This program comes as-is and without warranty of any kind.  The author of
this software assumes no responsibility pertaining to the use or mis-use of
this software.  By using this software, the operator is understood to be
agreeing to the terms of the above.
