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axe
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ATR/XFD Editor
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SYNOPSIS
========

**axe** [*-alvtu*] [*-b newimage*] [*-D file*] [*-x file*] [*-w file*] [*-c dirname*] [*-t*] [*-d sector*] [*imagefile*]

DESCRIPTION
===========

**axe** allows the user to access files stored inside a single-density
Atari DOS 2.0S disk image (ATR or XFD). It can list the directory,
copy files into and out of the image, delete files in the image,
create a new image (either blank or containing files), and dump various
low-level information about the image's filesystem structure.

OPTIONS
=======

Standard Options:
-----------------

-b *filename*
  Create blank ATR image file called *filename*. If *filename*
  already exists, it will be overwritten with no warning.

-c *directory*
  Create new ATR *imagefile* with contents of *directory*. If *imagefile*
  already exists, it will be overwritten with no warning. Similar to **tar cf**.

-D *file*
  Delete *file* from *imagefile*. Ignores "locked" bit.

-t *directory*
  Extract all files in image to *directory*, which will be created and
  must not already exist. Similar to **tar xf**.

-u
  Unix <-> Atari newline/EOL translation (use for text files only; breaks other file types).

-w *file*
  Write *file* to *imagefile*, overwrites if *file* already exists. Ignores "locked" bit.

-x *file*
  Extract (read) file from *imagefile*, write to current directory.

Debugging Options:
------------------

-a
  List all directory entries, even deleted/empty ones.

-d *sector*
  Dump a sector in decimal, hex, and binary.

-l
  Trace and print sector links for all files on disk.

-v
  Dump VTOC (sector 360) in decimal, hex, and binary.

LIMITATIONS
===========

**axe** is ancient code, from last century. It has various design
flaws and bugs. At this point, it would be better to rewrite it from
scratch than to try & fix the existing code.

Only Atari DOS 2.0S and 100% compatible single-density disk images are
supported. MyDOS images will work, but there's no support for MyDOS
subdirectories. There's no support for e.g. SpartaDOS or Atari DOS
3.0/4.0. Atari DOS 2.5 enhanced density images will work, the same
way they work on DOS 2.0S: files using the extra sectors will not be
readable, and **axe** won't write to the extra sectors. Atari DOS 1.0
images (which are *very* rare) can at least have the directory listed,
but I wouldn't recommend writing to them.

The "file locked" (aka read-only) bit is ignored when writing, and
there's no way to lock or unlock files, though locked files do appear
with \* next to the name in the directory listing.

It's possible to create files in a disk image with invalid filenames,
e.g. beginning with a number, or containing punctuation. Atari DOS
might or might not be able to even delete such files, but **axe** will
be able to if it happens.

**axe** does nothing with the boot sectors (sectors 1-3) of the disk
image. When creating a new image, the boot sectors will be blank (all
zeroes), meaning the disk won't be bootable. If DOS.SYS is written to
an image with a DOS boot record, the boot record won't be updated with
the first sector of DOS.SYS, so the disk won't be bootable.

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