NAME

       dasdlist - build an empty DASD image file

SYNOPSIS

       dasdinit [-v] [-z] [-bz2] [-0] [-lfs] [-a] [-r] [-linux] filename devtype[-model] [volser] [size]

       This manual page documents the dasdinit program.

       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)

SEE ALSO

       /usr/share/doc/hercules/html/hercload.html

AUTHOR

       Hercules was created by Roger  Bowler  and  is  maintained  by  Jay  Maynard.  Jan  Jaeger  designed  and
       implemented  many  of  the  advanced  features of Hercules, including dynamic reconfiguration, integrated
       console, interpretive execution, and z/Architecture support.

       This manual page was written by Peter De Schrijver p2@debian.org for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may
       be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or  modify  this  document  under  the
       terms of the GPL.

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