memcard(1)

memcard1

A tool to read/write data from/to a memory chip card

Usage

memcard COMMAND-a addr-s size [-f file] [-p pin] [-C configfile]

Overview

The memcard utility allows you to read and write memory chip cards.

Commands

The parameter COMMAND can be one of the following. Invoking without a COMMAND parameter displays instructions.

read

read from the card and store to FILE (or stdout)

write

write FILE (or stdin) to the card

Options

-a addr

address on chip card to start reading or writing

-s size

number of bytes to read or write

-f file

Use the specified file as the target for read and source for write operations. If omitted, defaults to stdout and stdin, respectively.

-p pin

Use pin to access protected cards. The in is a 6 digit code.

-C configfile

Uses the given configuration file. If omitted, the file /etc/libchipcard/chipcardd.conf is used.

Files

/etc/libchipcard/chipcardd.conf

Environment

memcard does not use any environment variables

Examples

The simplest usage of this program is:

memcard read -s 128

This shows the type of the card (either DDV or RSA).

Authors

Martin Preuss <[email protected]>

From chipcard-tools 0.9.1-7sarge0 in Debian 3.1 (Sarge). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.