--- hatari/tools/hmsa/readme-hmsa.txt 2019/04/01 07:13:57 1.1.1.1 +++ hatari/tools/hmsa/readme-hmsa.txt 2019/04/09 08:49:53 1.1.1.3 @@ -1,28 +1,66 @@ +HMSA(1) Hatari utilities HMSA(1) - Hatari tool: Magic Shadow (Un-)Archiver - Version 0.2.0 - Written by: Thomas Huth -This little program converts Atari MSA disk images into ST disk images and -vice versa. It's just a very quick'n'dirty hack at the moment, it might -not always work as expected - so better make a back-up of your disk images -first! +NAME + hmsa - Atari MSA / ST disk image creator and converter -Usage: The program accepts only one parameter - the file name of a MSA or -ST disk image. This image will then be converted to the other disk image -format. +SYNOPSIS + hmsa diskimage [disksize] +DESCRIPTION + Hmsa is little program to create compressed Atari MSA (Magic Shadow + Archiver) and uncompressed ST disk images and to convert disk images + between these two formats. -License: + MSA and ST image format saving code is same as in Hatari itself. - This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify - it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or - (at your option) any later version. +USAGE + If you give only one parameter, the file name of an existing MSA or ST + disk image, this image will be converted to the other disk image format + under a suitable new file name. - This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, - but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the - GNU General Public License for more details. + If the file does not exist and you give also a disk size: + SS Single Sided (360KB) + + DS Double Sided (720KB) + + HD High Density (1.44MB) + + ED Extended Density (2.88MB) + + An empty disk of the given size will be created. + + Disk image format is recognized based on the file name extension + (either .msa or .st). + +EXAMPLES + Create a normal double sided empty ST disk image: + hmsa blank.st DS + + Convert an MSA format disk image to an ST format one: + hmsa disk.msa + +SEE ALSO + Hmsa is part of hatari. + +AUTHOR + Written by Thomas Huth . This manual page and + empty disk creation was added by Eero Tamminen. + +LICENSE + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the + Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your + option) any later version. + +NO WARRANTY + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER‐ + CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General + Public License for more details. + + + +Hatari 2010-05-30 HMSA(1)