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Linux tip: using a floppy drive

　　If it is a Linux ext2 file system, use the following command: #mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt

　　For a DOS-format floppy disk, use the command: #mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt

　　Then you can access the contents of the floppy disk in /mnt. Note that before removing the floppy disk, you must first unmount the file system on it with #umount /mnt, otherwise it may cause data loss. To create a file system on the floppy disk, you can use the following command: #mke2fs /dev/fd0 1440