./sysutils/sformat, SCSI disk maintainance, formating, and ultimative repair tool with support for NetBSD labels

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Branch: pkgsrc-2011Q3, Version: 3.5nb1, Package name: sformat-3.5nb1, Maintainer: Andreas.Hallmann

Sformat is the best SCSI disk tool, I came across in the last 20 years.
It is able to repair and format nearly any disk, as long as its heads
are still in working condition and a few percent of its blocks are
writable. Once you have learned to use it, you will never think of using
something else. Formating a disk with sformat does not only send a
scsi-format command to the disk, but also make a detailed surface
analysis after formating. The defect lists are updated, and you come out
with a reliable disk, again. Thanks Joerg.

On the other side, like with any other powerful tool, you have to invest
some time in learning. Well invested time.

Master sites:

SHA1: 1ebde6c9d58f376ad2d82f6f8e3bb2e89da00920
RMD160: 5dd3e15d1fca7dd961694996bd094e3f2abce28f
Filesize: 514.038 KB

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