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diff --git a/share/man/man4/umass.4 b/share/man/man4/umass.4 index dd07fe7..9bce59b 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/umass.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/umass.4 @@ -138,6 +138,23 @@ entry), creates the file system and mounts the new file system on /mnt. .Dl "newfs_msdos /dev/da0" .Pp Create a new FAT type file system. +Care should be taken not to run +.Xr newfs 8 +on devices that already contain data, as this will result in the +information being lost. +.Pp +Many consumer devices such as digital cameras automatically create +.Tn MS-DOS +based file systems when storing information such as images and +videos. +These file systems can be accessed by specifying the file system +type as +.Nm msdos +when using +.Xr mount 8 . +.Pp +.D1 mount -t msdos /dev/da0c /mnt +.Pp .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ohci 4 , .Xr uhci 4 , |