Why not just use fdisk or gparted? .-. /v\ L I N U X // \\ >Phear the Penguin< /( )\ ^^-^^ Todd Cary wrote: > I have a usb drive, /media/disk and I want to reformat it. There > are several questions that come up: > > How can I determine the current format? > > Do I use the mkfs command? > > Many thanks... > > Todd >