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# Apple 2 Prodos Utils
**NOTE:** This is still a work-in-progress.
Commands that work:
* [x] cat
* [x] catalog
* [x] cp (Only Seed (file size <= 512 bytes), and Sapling files (file size <= 128 KB) are currently supported)
* [x] dir
* [ ] get
* [x] init
* [x] ls
* [ ] mkdir
* [ ] rm
* [ ] rmdir
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Usage: <dsk> <command> [<options>] [<path>]
cat Catalog (short form)
[<path>] Path of virtual sub-directory to view
Defaults to: /
catalog Catalog (long form)
[<path>] Path of virtual sub-directory to view
Defaults to: /
cp Add file(s) to volume
<path> Destination virutal sub-directory to add to
There is no default -- it must be specified
-access=$## Set access flags
$80 Volume/file can be destroyed
$40 Volume/file can be renamed
$20 Volume/file changed since last backup
$04 Volume/file is invisible
$02 Volume/file can be read
$01 Volume/file can be written
-aux=$#### Set the aux address
-date=MM/DD/YY Set create date to specified date
-date=DD-MON-YY Set create date to specified date
MON is one of:
JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN,
JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC
-time=HH:MMa Set create time to specified 12-hour AM
-time=HH:MMp Set create time to specified 12-hour PM
-time=HH:MM Set create time to specified 24-hour time
-type=$## Force file type to one of the 256 types
-moddate=MM/DD/YY Set last modified date to specified date
-modtime=HH:MM Set last modified date to specified time
dir Catalog (long form)
This is an alias for 'catalog'
get Extract file from volume
<path> Path of virtual file to extract
NOTES:
The file remains on the virtual volume
To delete a file see ........: rm
To delete a sub-directory see: rmdir
init Format disk
<path> Name of virtual volume.
-size=140 Format 140 KB (5 1/4")
-size=800 Format 800 KB (3 1/2")
-size=32 Format 32 MB (Hard Disk)
ls Catalog (file names only)
[<path>] Path to sub-directory to view
Defaults to: /
mkdir Create a sub-directory
<path> Destination virutal sub-directory to create
There is no default -- it must be specified
rm Delete file from volume
<path> Path of virtual file to delete
There is no default -- it must be specified
rmdir Remove a sub-directory
<path> Path of virtual sub-directory to delete
There is no default -- it must be specified
NOTE:
You can not delete
the root directory: /
-f Force removal of sub-directory
(Normally a sub-directory must be empty)
Where <dsk> is a virtual disk image with an extension of:
.dsk
.do
.po
NOTE: To skip always having to specify the <.dsk> name set the environment variable:
PRODOS_VOLUME
e.g.
export PRODOS_VOLUME=path/to/volume.po
Three different disk sizes are accepted for init
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prodos test.dsk init -size=140 # 5 1/4" (140 KB)
prodos test.dsk init -size=800 # 3 1/2" (800 KB)
prodos test.dsk init -size=32 #HardDisk ( 32 MB)
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Examples:
prodos test.dsk ls
prodos test.dsk cat
prodos test.dsk cp foo1 foo2 /
prodos test.dsk mkdir bar
prodos test.dsk cp foo2 /bar
prodos test.dsk get /bar/foo2
prodos test.dsk rm /bar/foo2
prodos test.dsk rmdir /bar
prodos test.dsk init /TEST
prodos b140.dsk init -size=140 /BLANK140
prodos b800.dsk init -size=800 /BLANK800
prodos b032.dsk init -size=32 /BLANK32
```