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Formatting or initializing a partition from the command-line in Haiku

I'm making a script and I want to take an existing partition and clear it quickly. Rather than using rm I thought there might be a command-line way of formatting or initializing a partition, but I ...
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USB sector 0 not found Kingston USB DT100 G2

Windows constantly asks me "Format Disk". when i go to command prompt and type format H: /fs:ntfs or format H: /fs:fat32 it responds: Cannot determine the number of sectors on this volume. If it ...
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Create ext3 partition on external drive from Windows 7

Are there free CLI tools for Windows (7) which allow me to partition and format an ext3 file system on a external USB drive from Windows natively? I am not looking for a solution with a bootable live ...
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Configuring gmail for use on mailing lists

This is really two questions in one. First, are nettiquette guidelines still accurate in their restrictions on ASCII vs. HTML, posting style, and line length? (Here's a recent metafilter discussion ...
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Displaying what `history` line is current in bash prompt

What formatting character needs to be added to a bash prompt to indicate the most recent history item run (or the current command number if 1 could be added to the last history entry)? My prompt ...
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How to copy text from the cmd console and keep the formatting (with color)?

I want to cut and paste from cmd and keep the color information when pasting to another application. It's similar to pasting in most applications with formatting information. Is there a way to do ...