command/HEADER                                                 command/HEADER
 
 NAME
     HEADER -- Formats a disk
 
 ABBREVIATION
     he <shift> A

 SYNOPSIS
     HEADER "<diskname>",D<drive>[,I<id>][,ON U<unit>]

 FUNCTION
     Before you can use a new disk for the first time you must format it with
     the HEADER command. If you want to erase an entire disk for re-use you 
     can use the HEADER command. This command divides the disk into sections 
     called blocks, and it creates a table of contents, called a directory or
     catalog, on the disk. The diskname can be any name up to 16 characters 
     long. The id number is any 2 characters. Give each disk a unique id 
     number. Be careful when you HEADER a disk because the HEADER command 
     erases all stored data. Giving no id number allows you to perform a 
     quick header. The old id number is used. You can only use the quick 
     header method if the disk was previously formatted, since the quick 
     header only cleans out the directory rather than formatting the disk.
 
 INPUTS
     <diskname> - name for the disk (max length 16 characters)
     <drive>    - drive number
     <id>       - disk identification number (max length 2 characters)
     <unit>     - drive unit number
 
 RESULT
     A ready to use empty disk.

 EXAMPLES
     HEADER "MYDISK",I23,D0

     HEADER "THEBALL",I45,D1,U8
 
 NOTES
     None
 
 BUGS
     None
 
 SEE ALSO
     BACKUP
     SCRATCH