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| author | hubertf <hubertf> | 2004-12-02 10:08:03 +0000 |
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| committer | hubertf <hubertf> | 2004-12-02 10:08:03 +0000 |
| commit | aada94466ef8ba14d45b145e66e2e976c78b0da4 (patch) | |
| tree | 00b122e9263ed3962ecb8f1c2f1fe9b87d7eb4db /sysutils/sformat/DESCR | |
| parent | 262349bb275b4da834dcea3db3109c36a9bbc26a (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-aada94466ef8ba14d45b145e66e2e976c78b0da4.tar.gz | |
Add sformat-3.5, a SCSI formatting utility
Submitted by Andreas Hallmann in PR pkg/26549.
Diffstat (limited to 'sysutils/sformat/DESCR')
| -rw-r--r-- | sysutils/sformat/DESCR | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sysutils/sformat/DESCR b/sysutils/sformat/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a04294f2e72 --- /dev/null +++ b/sysutils/sformat/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +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. |