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<HTML> <HEAD> <!-- This HTML file has been created by texi2html 1.52 from ../vice.texi on 23 January 2005 --> <TITLE>VICE Manual - 10 c1541</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Go to the <A HREF="vice_1.html">first</A>, <A HREF="vice_9.html">previous</A>, <A HREF="vice_11.html">next</A>, <A HREF="vice_16.html">last</A> section, <A HREF="vice_toc.html">table of contents</A>. <P><HR><P> <H1><A NAME="SEC147" HREF="vice_toc.html#TOC147">10 c1541</A></H1> <P> VICE is provided with a complete stand-alone disk image maintenance utility, called <CODE>c1541</CODE>. </P> <P> You can either invoke it from the command line or from within one of the VICE emulators, using the "Run c1541" command which will open a new <CODE>xterm</CODE> window with a running <CODE>c1541</CODE> in it. </P> <P> The syntax is: </P> <PRE> c1541 [IMAGE1 [IMAGE2]] [COMMAND1 COMMAND2 ... COMMANDN] </PRE> <P> <CODE>IMAGE1</CODE> and <CODE>IMAGE2</CODE> are disk image names that can be attached before <CODE>c1541</CODE> starts. <CODE>c1541</CODE> can handle up to two disk images at the same time by using two virtual built-in drives, numbered <CODE>8</CODE> and <CODE>9</CODE>; <CODE>IMAGE1</CODE> (if present) is always attached to drive <CODE>8</CODE>, while <CODE>IMAGE2</CODE> is attached to drive <CODE>9</CODE>. </P> <P> <CODE>COMMAND</CODE>s specified on the command-line all begin with the minus sign (<CODE>-</CODE>); if present, <CODE>c1541</CODE> executes them in the same order as they are on the command line and returns a zero error code if they were successful. If any of the <CODE>COMMAND</CODE>s fails, <CODE>c1541</CODE> stops and returns a nonzero error code. </P> <P> If no <CODE>COMMAND</CODE>s are specified at all, <CODE>c1541</CODE> enters interactive mode, where you can type commands manually. Commands in interactive mode are the same as commands in batch mode, but do not require a leading <CODE>-</CODE>. As with the monitor, file name completion and command line editing with history are provided via GNU <CODE>readline</CODE>. Use the command <SAMP>`quit'</SAMP> or press <KBD>C-d</KBD> to exit. </P> <H2><A NAME="SEC148" HREF="vice_toc.html#TOC148">10.1 Specifying files in c1541</A></H2> <P> When accessing CBM DOS files (i.e. files that reside on disk images), c1541 uses a special syntax that lets you access files on both drive 8 and 9. If you prepend the file name with <CODE>@8:</CODE> or <CODE>@9:</CODE>, you will specified that file is to be found or created on drive 8 and 9, respectively. </P> <P> For instance, </P> <PRE> @8:somefile </PRE> <P> will name file named <CODE>somefile</CODE> on unit 8, while </P> <PRE> @9:somefile </PRE> <P> will name file named <CODE>somefile</CODE> on unit 9. </P> <H2><A NAME="SEC149" HREF="vice_toc.html#TOC149">10.2 Using quotes and backslashes</A></H2> <P> You can use quotes (<CODE>"</CODE>) in a command to embed spaces into file names. For instance, </P> <PRE> read some file </PRE> <P> will read file <CODE>some</CODE> from the disk image and write it into the file system as <CODE>file</CODE>, while </P> <PRE> read "some file" </PRE> <P> will copy <CODE>some file</CODE> into the file system, with the name <CODE>some file</CODE>. </P> <P> The backslash character (<CODE>\</CODE>) has a special meaning too: it lets you literally insert the following character no matter what it is. For example, </P> <PRE> read some\ file </PRE> <P> will copy file <CODE>some file</CODE> into the file system, while </P> <PRE> read some\ file this\"file </PRE> <P> will copy <CODE>some file</CODE> into the file system with name <CODE>this"file</CODE> (with an embedded quote). </P> <H2><A NAME="SEC150" HREF="vice_toc.html#TOC150">10.3 c1541 commands and options</A></H2> <P> This is a list of the <CODE>c1541</CODE> commands. They are shown in their interactive form, without the leading <CODE>-</CODE>. Square brackets [] indicate an optional part, and "<COMMAND>" translates to a disk command according to CBM DOS, like "i0" for example. </P> <DL COMPACT> <DT><CODE>[<command>]</CODE> <DD> Execute specified CBM DOS command and print the current status of the drive. If no <CODE>command</CODE> is specified, just print the status. <DT><CODE>? [<command>]</CODE> <DD> Explain specified command. If no command is specified, list available ones. <DT><CODE>attach <diskimage> [<unit>]</CODE> <DD> Attach <CODE>diskimage</CODE> to <CODE>unit</CODE> (default unit is 8). <DT><CODE>block <track> <sector> <disp> [<drive>]</CODE> <DD> Show specified disk block in hex form. <DT><CODE>copy <source1> [<source2> ... <sourceN>] <destination></CODE> <DD> Copy <CODE>source1</CODE> ... <CODE>sourceN</CODE> into destination. If N > 1, <CODE>destination</CODE> must be a simple drive specifier (<CODE>@n:</CODE>). <DT><CODE>delete <file1> [<file2> ... <fileN>]</CODE> <DD> Delete the specified files. <DT><CODE>exit</CODE> <DD> Exit (same as <CODE>quit</CODE>). <DT><CODE>extract</CODE> <DD> Extract all the files to the file system. <DT><CODE>format <diskname,id> [<type> <imagename>] [<unit>]</CODE> <DD> If <CODE>unit</CODE> is specified, format the disk in unit <CODE>unit</CODE>. If <CODE>type</CODE> and <CODE>imagename</CODE> are specified, create a new image named <CODE>imagename</CODE>, attach it to unit 8 and format it. <CODE>type</CODE> is a disk image type, and must be either <CODE>x64</CODE>, <CODE>d64</CODE> (both VC1541/2031), <CODE>g64</CODE> (VC1541/2031 but in GCR coding), <CODE>d71</CODE> (VC1571), <CODE>d81</CODE> (VC1581), <CODE>d80</CODE> (CBM8050) or <CODE>d82</CODE> (CBM8250/1001). Otherwise, format the disk in the current unit, if any. <DT><CODE>gcrformat <diskname,id> <imagename></CODE> <DD> Create and format a G64 disk image named <CODE>imagename</CODE>. <DT><CODE>help [<command>]</CODE> <DD> Explain specified command. If no command is specified, list available ones. <DT><CODE>info [<unit>]</CODE> <DD> Display information about unit <CODE>unit</CODE> (if unspecified, use the current one). <DT><CODE>list [<pattern>]</CODE> <DD> List files matching <CODE>pattern</CODE> (default is all files). <DT><CODE>quit</CODE> <DD> Exit (same as <CODE>exit</CODE>). <DT><CODE>read <source> [<destination>]</CODE> <DD> Read <CODE>source</CODE> from the disk image and copy it into <CODE>destination</CODE> in the file system. If <CODE>destination</CODE> is not specified, copy it into a file with the same name as <CODE>source</CODE>.", <DT><CODE>rename <oldname> <newname></CODE> <DD> Rename <CODE>oldname</CODE> into <CODE>newname</CODE>. The files must be on the same drive. <DT><CODE>tape <t64name> [<file1> ... <fileN>]</CODE> <DD> Extract files from a T64 image. <DT><CODE>unit <number></CODE> <DD> Make unit <CODE>number</CODE> the current unit. <DT><CODE>unlynx <lynxname> [<unit>]</CODE> <DD> Extract the specified Lynx image file into the specified unit (default is the current unit). <DT><CODE>validate [<unit>]</CODE> <DD> Validate the disk in unit <CODE>unit</CODE>. If <CODE>unit</CODE> is not specified, validate the disk in the current unit. <DT><CODE>write <source> [<destination>]</CODE> <DD> Write <CODE>source</CODE> from the file system into <CODE>destination</CODE> on a disk image. <DT><CODE>zcreate <x64name> <zipname> [<label,id>]</CODE> <DD> Create an X64 disk image out of a set of four Zipcoded files named <CODE>1!zipname</CODE>, <CODE>2!zipname</CODE>, <CODE>3!zipname</CODE> and <CODE>4!zipname</CODE>. </DL> <H2><A NAME="SEC151" HREF="vice_toc.html#TOC151">10.4 Executing shell commands</A></H2> <P> If you want to execute a shell command from withing <CODE>c1541</CODE>, just prepend it with an exclamation mark (<CODE>!</CODE>). 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