Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family format ● 167
Command Reference
format
Purpose Use the format command to format a storage device.
Syntax format device-name
Parameters device-name
Device name.
Example Format the Flash memory.
<3Com> format flash:
All data on flash: will be lost, proceed with format? [Y/N]:
Format flash: completed
Format the CF card.
<3Com> format cflash:
All data on cflash: will be lost, proceed with format? [Y/N]:
Format cflash: completed
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ User view
Description Formatting results in loss of all files on the specified storage device and these files
cannot be restored.