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xex1to2
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Convert an Atari DOS 1.0 executable to a standard Atari executable
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SYNOPSIS
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xex1to2 [*infile*] [*outfile*]

DESCRIPTION
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**xex1to2** reads a binary load file created by Atari DOS 1.0 and
converts it to a standard Atari executable, as used by Atari DOS 2.0S
and all other Atari DOSes.

DOS 1.0's executable format is segmented, like the XEX format,
but the signature bytes are **$84**, **$09** rather than **$FF**,
**$FF**. Also, the signature bytes can *only* occur for the first
segment (the start of the file). Further segments just have a 4-byte
header with the start and end addresses.

All this utility really does is copy *infile* to *outfile*, replacing
the first two bytes (which must be **$84**, **$09**) with **$FF**,
**$FF**.

If *outfile* is omitted, output is written to **stdout**. If *infile*
is also omitted, input is read from **stdin**. **xex1to2** will not
write to **stdout** if it's a terminal.

To convert the other way, from a DOS 2.0 compatible XEX file to a DOS
1.0 executable, use **xexcat -1**.

EXIT STATUS
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Exit status is zero for success, non-zero for failure.

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