Try looking into diskutil and hfs.util On Feb 17, 2004, at 8:20 PM, Alex wrote: > I want to format a hard disk, scan the surface for bad blocks, and map > out the bad blocks, if any. Is there a CLI tool for this job? > -- Brent Baisley Systems Architect Landover Associates, Inc. Search & Advisory Services for Advanced Technology Environments p: 212.759.6400/800.759.0577