diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'blob2xex.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | blob2xex.1 | 26 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -40,26 +40,30 @@ blob2xex \fIoutfile\fP [\fB\-v\fP] [\fB\-r\fP \fIrunaddr\fP] [\fB\-l\fP \fIloada .SH DESCRIPTION .sp \fBblob2xex\fP creates an Atari 8\-bit binary load (xex) file from one or -more files of arbitrary data. +more files of arbitrary data. Each input file will become a separate +segment in the binary load file. A run address can be added with the +\fB\-r\fP option. .sp -Each input file \fIrequires\fP a \fB\-l\fP \fIloadaddr\fP option, to set the load -address. Optionally, run and init addresses can be included. Also, -using \fB\-o\fP and \fB\-s\fP, it\(aqs possible to include only part of the -input file. To read from standard input, use \fB\-\fP for the \fIinfile\fP\&. +Each input file \fIrequires\fP a \fB\-l\fP \fIloadaddr\fP option, to set the +load address. Optionally, init addresses can be included, per\-segment +(\fB\-i\fP). Also, using \fB\-o\fP and \fB\-s\fP, it\(aqs possible to include only +part of the input file. To read from standard input, use \fB\-\fP for the +\fIinfile\fP\&. .sp \fIoutfile\fP must be given as the first argument. When multiple input files are used, the resulting .xex file will have multiple -segments. If \fIoutfile\fP already exists, it will be overwritten. Use -\fB\-\fP to write to standard output. If \fIoutfile\fP is a filename that -begins with a \fB\-\fP, prefix it with "./", otherwise it\(aqll be taken as -an option. +segments. If \fIoutfile\fP already exists, it will be overwritten. +If \fIoutfile\fP is a filename that begins with a \fB\-\fP, prefix it with +"./", otherwise it\(aqll be taken as an option. Use \fB\-\fP to write to +standard output. \fBblob2xex\fP will not write output to a terminal; +\fB\-\fP must be used with redirection or a pipe. .sp Addresses, offsets, and sizes may be given in decimal or hex. Hex addresses must be prefixed with either \fB$\fP or \fB0x\fP\&. .SH OPTIONS .sp -A space is required between an option and its argument; use e.g. \fB\-l 0x2000*, -not **\-l0x2000\fP\&. +A space is required between an option and its argument; use e.g. \fB\-l 0x2000\fP, +not \fB\-l0x2000\fP\&. .INDENT 0.0 .TP .B \-l \fIloadaddr\fP |