dasdinit1
Build an empty dasd image file
Usage
dasdinit [-v]
[-z]
[-bz2]
[-0]
[-lfs]
[-a]
[-r]
[-linux]
filename
devtype
[-model]
[volser]
[size]
dasdlist builds
an
empty
DASD
image
file
Parameters
filename-
name of DASD image file to be created
devtype-
emulated device type
model-
emulated device model (optional)
volser-
volume serial number (1-6 characters) (only if '-r' option not used)
size-
number of cylinders (for CKD devices) or 512-byte sectors (for FBA devices) (optional if device specified)
Options
-
-v -
display version info and help
-
-z -
build compressed DASD image file using zlib
-
-bz2 -
build compressed DASD image file using bzip2
-
-0 -
build compressed DASD image file with no compression
-
-lfs -
build a large (uncompressed) DASD file (if supported)
-
-a -
build DASD image file that includes alternate cylinders (option ignored if size is manually specified)
-
-r -
build 'raw' DASD image file (no VOL1 or IPL track)
-
-linux -
null track images will look like linux dasdfmt'ed images (3390 device type only)
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 5 times.
-0 since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-a since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-bz2 since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-lfs since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-linux since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-r since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-v since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-z since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).
-f until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).