pkgsrc/sysutils/sformat/DESCR
hubertf b75ce43624 Add sformat-3.5, a SCSI formatting utility
Submitted by Andreas Hallmann in PR pkg/26549.
2004-12-02 10:08:03 +00:00

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Sformat is the best SCSI disk tool, I came across in the last 20 years.
It is able to repair and format nearly any disk, as long as its heads
are still in working condition and a few percent of its blocks are writable.
Once you have learned to use it, you will never think of using something else.
Formating a disk with sformat does not only send a scsi-format command to the disk,
but also make a detailed surface analysis after formating. The defect lists are
updated, and you come out with a reliable disk, again. Thanks Joerg.
On the other side, like with any other powerful tool, you have to invest some time in learning.
Well invested time.