how do i format a hard drive

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: how do i format a hard drive by ariels (Curate) on May 13, 2002 at 07:09 UTC
Run the appropriate command for your operating system with system. Check for errors -- particularly if your OS requires you to have certain permissions to format your disk. It's easiest if you run your formatting program in some non-interactive mode (you don't want to have to read an "<samp>Are you sure? (Y/N)</samp>" line and have to answer it). Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]
Re: how do i format a hard drive by ariels (Curate) on May 13, 2002 at 07:50 UTC
Run the appropriate command for your operating system with system. Check for errors -- particularly if your OS requires you to have certain permissions to format your disk. It's easiest if you run your formatting program in some non-interactive mode (you don't want to have to read an "<samp>Are you sure? (Y/N)</samp>" line and have to answer it). Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]