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- ~nothing~
- Type
- HELP <commandname>
-
- for information on that command or
-
- HELP <topic>
-
- on one of the following general topics:
- commands options values filenames
- percent variables invocation editing
- about background bugs
-
- ~commands~
- List of available commands in alphabetical order:
-
- ! ? attrib bye cd close cls comment copy del
- dir dira dpb dump echo era exit force format get
- help lcd ldir map mget mode mput new open page
- prompt put quit ren source stat sysgen type user verbosity
-
-
- Commands grouped according to functionality:
-
- General: close open user
- Transfer data: get mget mode mput put sysgen
- DOS access: ! cd lcd ldir
- CP/M maintenance: attrib copy comment del dir dpb dump
- era format new ren stat type
- User interface: ? bye cls echo exit force help
- verbosity page prompt quit source
- Obsolete: dira map
-
- ~options~
- Standard options for several commands:
- * -c output to console, when default is output to a pager
- * -f force overwriting of existing files
- * -b transfer in binary mode
- * -t transfer in text mode (up to first Ctrl-Z)
-
- The f, b, and t options control the copying process and are available for
- get mget put mput type copy
- The c option controls the display mode and is available for
- type dump stat
-
- See also:
- variables (PAGER) force mode
-
- ~variables~
- Used environment variables:
-
- PAGER command to use for paging (default: internal pager)
- TEMP directory for temporary files (default: current)
- COMSPEC specifies the standard command processor for DOS
-
- PAGER must point to a program that expects its argument on the commandline,
- and not from stdin, so MORE.COM does not work. V. Buergs's famous LIST does
- not work the most time, I don't know why. I recommend LESS.
-
- You can get a listing of all enviroment variables with !SET.
- See your DOS manual for further documentation about TEMP and COMSPEC.
-
- ~percent~
- Percent expansions can be used anywhere in strings. They are replaced by
- some runtime dependend values:
-
- %u current user area
- %i filename of image %I including full path
- %f free space in percent %F in blocks
- %a allocated space in percent %A in blocks
- %c current working directory of DOS
- %v current version %V plus compilation info
-
- %% the percent sign (%)
- %_ an explicit space
- %# the hash character (#)
- %e the escape character
- %q the quote character (")
- %s the semicolon character (;)
-
- Some expansions show `#', if there is no image loaded!
-
- Used in commands:
- comment echo prompt
-
- ~filenames~
- DOS filenames: <drive>:<path>\<root>.<extension>
- * and ?, the normal DOS wildcards, are possible in <root>
- and <extension>.
-
- CP/M filenames: <userarea>:<root>.<extension>
- Wildcards:
- * any sequence of characters
- ? a single character
- [a-z123] a set of characters
- [^0-9] a negative set
-
- Note: * may appear as user number => all users
-
- Example: Files = {ABC.1, ABC.2, ABC.X, X.ABC, 1:USER.ONE}
-
- *:*.* matches all five files
- *.* matches ABC.1, ABC.2, ABC.X, X.ABC
- *.? matches ABC.1, ABC.2 ABC.X
- *.[0-9] matches ABC.1 ABC.2
- [ab]*.[^0-9] matches ABC.X
- 1:*.* matches 1:USER.ONE
- 1: sometimes like 1:*.*
-
- ~invocation~
- Either call CPCfs in interactive mode:
-
- CPCFS
-
- or in batch mode:
-
- CPCFS [<image>] <commands>...
-
- where
- <image> is the name of the image on which <commands> should be applied
- <commands> are
- -g get │ -? usage message
- -mg mget │ -f toggle force
- -p put │ -b binary mode
- -mp mput │ -t text mode
- │ -e execute next commands
- <none> dir │
- -d dir │ -nd Create a new data/system/vortex image.
- -s stat │ -ns The imagename must immediately follow
- -x source │ -nv this switch. (e.g. CPCFS -ND FOO)
-
- Note: Options after -e are considered as options for CPCfs commands!
- Exitcodes are 0 (ok), 1 (error), or 2 (^C pressed)
-
- ~about~
- CPCfs - CPCEmu Filessystem Maintenance, Version 0.85 (Feb. 96)
-
- This program is Freeware and copyright by Derik van Zütphen.
- You may distribute the whole package (zip-file), with or without an
- appropriate charge. You may not distribute changed versions.
-
- ** This software is provided "as-is". No warranties of any kind are made! **
-
- Please send bug reports to
- derik@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
-
- ~background~
- Record: the smallest piece of data accessible by CP/M (128 bytes)
- Block: the smallest allocation entity (1024 bytes, vortex: 4096 bytes)
- Directory: the first blocks of the filesystem
- Dir.entry: 32 bytes containing the filename and blockpointers
- Blockpointer: one or two bytes pointing to a block of data
- Extent: the amount of blockpointers pointing to 16k of data
-
- ~editing~
- The following keystrokes are possible while editing a commandline:
- * Curser-Left, -Right
- Ins, Del, <--
- Home, End have the obvious meaning
- * Cursor-Up, -Down walk thru the history list
- * Ctrl-Home, -End delete to start/end of line
- * Ctrl-Z leave CPCfs
- * ESC delete commandline
-
- The traditonal EMACS contol codes are also possible (^B, ^F, ^V, ^D, ^H,
- ^A, ^E, ^P, ^N, ^K, ^U).
-
- ~bugs~
- The following inconsistencies are intentional:
-
- * weird formats (with interleave or copy protection) are not possible
- * sparse files are not possible (sometimes created by CP/M programs)
- * wrong setting of environment variables can cause funny errors
- * error messages can be confusing if your DOS disk becomes full
- * your image file must not be readonly
-
- ~values~
- Numbers: in C syntax, i.e. decimal, octal with leading "0",
- hexadecimal with leading "0x".
- Example: USER 15 = USER 017 = USER 0xF
-
- Strings: Surrounded by `"'
- Example: ECHO "Hello World"
-
- See also:
- percent
-
- ~put~
- PUT <options> <dos-filename> [<cpm-filename>]
- Copies a file from DOS to CPC filesystem. If <cpm-filename> is
- present, <dos-filename> is renamed to that name.
- PUT <options> <dos-filename> <userarea>:
- Copies *one* file from DOS to a user area of the CP/M filesystem.
- The colon after <userarea> is important!
-
- See also:
- options filenames
-
- ~get~
- GET <options> <cpm-filename> [<dos-filename>]
- Copies a file from CPC to DOS filesystem. If <dos-filename> is
- present, <cpm-filename> is renamed while copying.
- GET <options> <cpm-filename>... <dos-path>
- Copies some files form CPC to a DOS directory. <dos-path> must
- end with a backslash (otherwise GET ONE PATH would be ambigous)
-
- Example:
- GET FOO copies to .\FOO
- GET FOO DOSFOO copies to .\DOSFOO
- GET FOO BAR ..\ copies to ..\FOO and ..\BAR
-
- See also:
- options filenames
-
- ~mput~
- MPUT <options> <dos-filespec>...
- Same as PUT, but works with wildcards instead of names (m = multiple).
- Renaming on the fly and putting to other user areas is not
- possible here.
-
- See also:
- options filenames
-
- ~mget~
- MGET <options> <cpm-filespec>...
- Same as GET, but works with wildcards instead of names (m = multiple)
- Renaming on the fly and getting to other directories is not
- possible here.
-
- See also:
- options filenames
-
- ~open~
- OPEN <file>
- Load an image
-
- ~close~
- CLOSE
- Close the current image
-
- ~new~format~
- NEW [-s | -d | -i | -v] <imagename>
- FORMAT ...
- Build a new empty image file
- The available formats are
- * -s SYSTEM 169k net capacity + CP/M tracks
- * -d DATA 178k net capacity (default)
- * -i IBM 154k net capacity + CP/M tracks
- * -v VORTEX 708k net capacity + CP/M tracks
-
- Note: To access a vortex image from a CPC emulator you need the vortex ROMS!
-
- See also:
- sysgen stat dpb
-
- ~sysgen~
- SYSGEN <file>
- Writes the CP/M-System from <file> to current image.
-
- Note: The image must be in system format!
-
- ~mode~
- MODE <mode>
- Set transfer mode to either Binary, Text, or Auto.
- * Binary the whole file is processed
- * Text the file is processed up to the first Ctrl-Z
- * Auto Binary or Text processing depends on the analysis
- of the file (>70% printable => Text, otherwise Bin)
-
- See also:
- options
-
- ~dir~
- DIR <options> <cpm-filespec>
- Print the directory of the current user area.
- <options> are:
- <none> (default) two files per line
- -w (wide) four files per line
- -l (long) including a lot of information
- -a (amshead) including Amsdos Header, if available
- -u (unsorted)
-
- The amount of output:
- wide = name, size
- default = wide + user, R/O attribute, more-attributes-mark, alloc. entries
- long = default + all attrib., detected mode, alloc. blocks, alloc. records
- amshead = default + Amsdos Header
-
- Note: -a, -l, and -w are mutually exclusive!
- Use DIR *:*.* to see all user areas.
-
- See also:
- filenames
-
- ~attrib~
- ATTRIB <attributes>... <cpm-filespec>...
- Set or reset attributes of files.
-
- Attributes are:
- R/O readonly (i.e. R=ON)
- R/W readwrite (i.e. R=OFF)
- DIR appears in directory (i.e. S=OFF)
- SYS system file (used for CP/M 3.0) (i.e. S=ON)
- A Archive "on" or "off" (used for CP/M 3.0)
- <extended> there are 8 extended attributes F1..F8, that can
- be either "on" or "off".
-
- Change the R/O, R/W, DIR, and SYS by simply mentioning them with prefixed "-".
- Set A and F1..F8 with -A=ON, -F1=OFF, etc.
-
- Note: F5..F8 are officially reserved for CP/M!
-
- Example:
- ATTRIB -R/O -DIR -F1=ON *.C *.H
-
- ~era~del~
- DEL [-f] <cpm-filespec>...
- ERA [-f] <cpm-filespec>...
- Delete files.
- Ask for permission, if a file is R/O. Do not ask if -f is given.
-
- Example:
- DEL *.C *.H \ Deletes all .C and .H file
- DEL *.[CH] /
- DEL -f *:*.* Deletes the whole image!
- DEL 1: 2: Deletes user 1 and 2
-
- ~ren~
- REN <from-cpm-filespec> <to-cpm-filespec>
- REN <from-cpm-filespec>... <userarea>
- Rename a file or shift a set of files to another user area.
-
- Example:
- REN FOO.BAR SENSIBLE.NAM
- REN A.LOT OF FILES.* 1:
-
- ~copy~
- COPY <options> <from-cpm-filename> <to-cpm-filename>
- COPY <options> <cpm-filespec>... <userarea>
- The first form copies a file to a second file.
- The second form copies a set of files to another user area with the
- same name.
-
- Example:
- COPY FOO.BAR SENSIBLE.NAM
- COPY A.LOT OF FILES.* 1:
-
- See also:
- options
-
- ~type~
- TYPE <options> <cpm-filename>
- Writes the content of a file to the screen. If in binary mode or
- binary mode is detected, the content is translated to hexadecimal.
-
- Example:
- TYPE TEXT assumes detected textmode
- TYPE -B TEXT force the text to hexdump
-
- See also:
- options
-
- ~user~
- USER <number>[:]
- Set user area. <number> should be in 0 .. 15.
- The USER command itself can be left out.
-
- Note: USER 229 does _not_ allow access to deleted files!
-
- Example:
- USER 0 back to default user
- USER 0: (additional colon possible)
- 0: (shortcut form, colon required)
-
- ~force~
- FORCE
- Toggle ``Ask on overwrite'' switch.
-
- The ``Overwrite?'' question appears, if you try to overwrite DOS or CP/M
- files with PUT, GET, COPY, REN or if you try to DEL a readonly file.
-
- To see the current Force status use STAT.
-
- ~map~
- The MAP command will be absent in versions. See DUMP -M
-
- ~dira~
- The DIRA command will be absent in next versions. See DUMP -D
-
- ~dump~
- DUMP <options> -d Dump the complete directory structure
- DUMP <options> -m Dump an allocation map
- DUMP <options> [ -b# | -h# | -t# | -s# | -1 | -2 ] Dump some data blocks
-
- Directory dump -- shows:
- entry number, first-entry tag ">", user area, name, extent, records,
- attributes, block-pointer, last-entry tag "<<<" or next-entry-pointer ">##"
-
- Allocation dump -- shows for each sector:
- $$ CP/M │ <num> Used for file in entry <num>
- DD Directory │ -- Not used
-
- Data dump -- options:
- -b<block-number> │ -h<head-number>
- -1 next is start pos (def 0) │ -t<track-number>
- -2 next is last pos (def start) │ -s<sector-number>
-
- Overall options:
- -c to stdout/console │ -f <dos-filename> to a file
-
- Example:
- DUMP -B0 -2 -B2 first three blocks
- DUMP -H0 -T0 -S0 -2 -H1 -Fside hexdump of one side to a file
- ~ldir~
- LDIR <dos-filespec>
- Print the current DOS directory.
- Equivalent to !DIR.
-
- Example:
- LDIR *.DSK
-
- See also:
- !
-
- ~lcd~cd~
- CD <dos-drive&path>
- LCD <dos-dirve&path>
- Change the current DOS drive and/or directory.
- This is *not* equivalent to !CD.
-
- Example:
- CD C:\TEMP
-
- ~stat~
- STAT
- Print status information about
- * Format of current image
- * Allocation
- * Internal variables
-
- See also:
- comment dpb
-
- ~echo~
- ECHO <string>
- Write the string.
- If you have ANSI.SYS loaded, you can use ANSI sequences (see example).
-
- Note: Parameters of ANSI sequences must be separated by %s, and not ";"!
-
- Example:
- ECHO "The current image is %i"
- ECHO "%e[31%s1mBright Red%e[0m and back to normal"
-
- See also:
- percent values
-
- ~source~
- SOURCE <scriptfile>
- Execute the commands in <scriptfile>. The script CPCFS.CFG is
- automatically executed at startup of CPCfs.
-
- Example:
- SOURCE MY.CFG
-
- ~help~?~
- HELP <topic>
- Gives help about a command or about a general topic.
- Type help alone to see these topics.
-
- The following special characters are used to describe the syntax
- <___> identifier
- [___] optional
- __|__ alternative
- (___) grouping
- ___... repetition
-
- The following special identifier are used:
- <cpm-filename>, <dos-filename> a filename without wildcards
- <cpm-filespec>, <dos-filespec> a filename with/without wildcards
- <userarea> a user number out of 0..15
-
- See also:
- filenames options
-
- ~!~
- !<command>
- Execute a DOS command or open a shell, if there is no <command>
-
- See also:
- variables (COMSPEC) ldir cd
-
- ~page~
- PAGE <lines>
- If you are using the internal pager (i.e. the environment variable
- PAGER is not set), this command sets the number of lines the pager
- should display per screen.
-
- See also:
- variables (PAGER)
-
- ~verbosity~
- VERBOSITY <level>
- Set verbosity of CPCfs:
- -1 no output at all
- 0 only requested output
- 1 + prompt + error messages
- 2 + success messages
- 3 + progress messages
- Default=9.
-
- Note: Verbosity level > 9 are for debugging purposes and require ANSI.SYS!
-
- Example:
- VERBOSITY 0 may be sensible in batch processing
-
-
- ~prompt~
- PROMPT <string>
- Set the prompt. You may use percent expansion.
-
- Example:
- PROMPT "Image %i is %a%% full. What now? "
-
- See also:
- percent echo values
-
- ~exit~bye~quit~
- BYE
- EXIT
- QUIT
- Leaves CPCfs.
- You can also type Ctrl-Z as a shortcut.
-
- ~dpb~
- DPB
- Prints the contents of the current Disk Parameter Block plus
- geometrical information about the image.
-
- See also:
- stat background
-
- ~comment~
- COMMENT -d
- (DEFAULT) Place CPCEMU's default comment into the image (e.g. for CPE)
- COMMENT -n
- (NOW) Places a timestamp in the comment field. This is the default
- for newly created images.
- COMMENT <string>
- Set the comment field to an arbitrary string of at least 40 characters.
-
- Example:
- COMMENT -D replacement for DROP_TAG.EXE, see DROPTAG.BAT
-
- See also:
- percent
-
- ~cls~
- CLS
- Clear screen.
-
- ~end-of-help~
-
-