Format HD using Terminal

[TeeboAccrete]

Hi all,

I am not familiar with terminal commands.
How can I list the HDs on my computer via the terminal.
And, How can I tell the terminal to format a particular HD (using FDISK I think).
I have 3 HDs on my computer. 2 IDE and 1 SCSI.

Thank you.

 

[symphonix]

To do it through terminal, you will need to login as root (see the HOWTO on how to enable root access) and then run the command 'fdisk'. However, I would seriously advise against using terminal for the task, especially if you're not confident with terminal commands. Not to mention that Mac OS X tends to drive like a cow if it is set up to use the wrong file system.

The conventional, point-and-click method for formatting hard drives is to boot from the OS install CD by holding down the C key while you switch on. Then, you can access the Disk Utility from the installer menu.

You can also access the Disk Utility from /Applications/Utilities and use this to view and format disks, though I doubt it'll let you format the startup disk by this method.