imgtool1
Mess media image manipulation tool
Usage
imgtool create
format
image
[option ...]
imgtool dir
format
image
[path]
imgtool get
format
image
file
[newname]
[--filter
filter]
[--fork
fork]
imgtool put
format
image
file ...
[newname]
[option ...]
[--filter
filter]
[--fork
fork]
imgtool getall
format
image
[path]
[--filter
filter]
imgtool del
format
image
file ...
imgtool mkdir
format
image
directory
imgtool rmdir
format
image
directory ...
imgtool {readsector | writesector
format
image
track
head
sector
file}
imgtool identify
image
imgtool {listformats | listfilters}
imgtool listdriveroptions
format
Overview
imgtool is a tool for the maintenance and manipulation of disk and other types of images that MESS users need to deal with. Functions include retrieving and storing files and CRC checking and validation. Image files can also be within .zip files.
Options
create-
Creates and image. Optional, image-specific parameters can be specified, see imgtool listdriveroptions command for a full list.
dir-
Lists the contents of an image.
get-
Gets a single file from an image. A filter can be specified to convert custom file formats to ASCII, see imgtool listfilters command for a full list. File can optionally be renamed.
put-
Puts file(s) on an image (wildcards and rename supported). Filters are supplied to convert ASCII files to custom file formats, see imgtool listfilters command for a full list.
getall-
Gets all files off an image. Filters can be specified to convert custom file formats to ASCII, see imgtool listfilters command for a full list.
del-
Deletes a file on an image.
mkdir-
Create a directory on an image.
rmdir-
Delete directories on an image.
readsector-
Extract content of a single sector from an image to a file.
writesector-
Write file content to a specific sector on an image.
identify-
Try to recognize the format of an image file.
listformats-
Lists all image file formats supported by imgtool.
listfilters-
Lists all filters supported by imgtool. Filters are a mean to process data being written into or read out of an image in a certain way.
listdriveroptions-
Lists all format-specific options for imgtool put and imgtool create commands.
Examples
imgtool dir coco_jvc_rsdos myimageinazip.zip
imgtool get coco_jvc_rsdos myimage.dsk myfile.bin mynewfile.txt
imgtool getall coco_jvc_rsdos myimage.dsk
Releases
Unchanged in 6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch).