Format (command)
| format | |
|---|---|
| The MS-DOS  FORMATcommand | |
| Written in | MS-DOS: x86 assembly language FreeDOS: C | 
| Operating system | RT-11, 86-DOS, MS-DOS, PC DOS, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, ISIS-II, iRMX 86, TRIPOS, AmigaDOS, Z80-RIO, OS-9, MSX-DOS, FlexOS, PC-MOS, SpartaDOS X, DR DOS, ROM-DOS, 4690 OS, FreeDOS, PTS-DOS, SISNE plus, Windows, ReactOS | 
| Platform | Cross-platform | 
| Type | Command | 
| License | MS-DOS: MIT PC-MOS: GPLv3 FreeDOS: GPLv2 ReactOS: LGPL-2.0-or-later | 
In computing, format is a command-line utility that carries out disk formatting. It is a component of various operating systems, including 86-DOS, MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS and OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS.