diff --git a/newfs_prodos.cpp b/newfs_prodos.cpp
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+/*
+ *  newfs_prodos.cpp
+ *  ProFUSE
+ *
+ *  Created by Kelvin Sherlock on 9/2/2009.
+ *
+ */
+ 
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include <climits>
+#include <cctype>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+
+#define VERSION_STRING "0.1"
+
+void help(void)
+{
+    printf("newfs_prodos v %s\n",  VERSION_STRING);
+    
+    printf("usage: newfs_prodos -N -s size -v volname file\n");
+    printf("\t-N          test mode (do not create)\n");
+    printf("\t-s size     file size in blocks (or use K/M)\n");
+    printf("\t-v volname  volume name");
+    
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+
+    //returns number of blocks.
+long parseBlocks(const char *cp)
+{
+    long size;
+    char *end;
+    unsigned base = 0;
+    const char *ocp = cp;
+    
+    if (cp && *cp == '$')
+    {
+        base = 16;
+        cp++;
+    } 
+    
+    if (!cp || !*cp)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Invalid size.\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    size = strtol(cp, &end, base);
+    
+    if (end == cp)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Invalid size: `%s'\n", ocp);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    // number may be M, K, or null (blocks)    
+    if (*end == 0) return size;
+    if (*end == 'K') return size << 1;
+    if (*end == 'M') return size << 10;
+    
+    fprintf(stderr, "Invalid size modifier: `%s'\n", end);
+    exit(1);
+     
+    return -1;
+}
+
+
+// verify a size is reasonable for a ProDOS volume
+bool validBlocks(long blocks)
+{
+    if (blocks < 280) return false;
+    if (blocks > (32 << 10)) return false;
+    
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool validName(const char *name)
+{
+    unsigned i;
+    
+    if (name == 0 || *name == 0) return false;
+        
+    for(i = 0; name[i]; ++i)
+    {
+        char c = name[i];
+        
+        if (c == '.') continue;
+        if (c & 0x80) return false;
+        if (isdigit(c) && i) continue;
+        if (isalpha(c)) continue;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    // i = strlen(name) + 1
+    return i < 16;
+
+}
+
+const char *generateName(const char *src)
+{
+    // basename may alter it's argument.
+    
+    char * cp = strdup(src);
+    
+    cp = basename(cp);
+    
+    unsigned l = strlen(cp);
+    // remove any extension...
+    for (unsigned i = l; i; --i)
+    {
+        if (cp[i-1] == '.')
+        {
+            cp[i-1] = 0;
+            l = i - 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    } 
+    if (validName(cp)) return cp;
+    
+    free(cp);
+    return "Untitled";
+}  
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ch;
+    bool fTest = false;
+    const char *fVolname = NULL;
+    const char *filename;
+    
+    long fBlocks = 800 << 1;
+    
+    
+    while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "hNs:v:")) != -1)
+    {
+        switch(ch)
+        {
+        case 'h':
+        default:
+            help();
+            break;
+            
+        case 'N':
+            fTest = true;
+            break;
+        
+        case 'v':
+            fVolname = optarg;
+            break;
+        
+        
+        case 's':
+            fBlocks = parseBlocks(optarg);
+            break;
+        }   
+    }
+
+    // verify size is ok
+    if (!validBlocks(fBlocks))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Invalid size.  Please use 140K -- 32M\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    if (fVolname && !validName(fVolname))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Invalid volume name: `%s'.\n", fVolname);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    argv += optind;
+    argc -= optind;
+    
+    if (argc != 1)
+    {
+        help();
+    }
+    filename = *argv;
+    
+    if (!fVolname) fVolname = generateName(filename);
+
+    if (fTest)
+    {
+        printf(" Image Name: %s\n", filename);
+        printf("Volume Name: %s\n", fVolname);
+        printf("Volume Size: %u blocks (%uK)\n", fBlocks, fBlocks >> 1);
+    
+        exit(0);
+    }
+
+    exit(0);
+}
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