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=pod

=head1 NAME

B<mkdos33fs> - create Apple II DOS 3.3 filesystems in a .dsk image

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<mkdos33fs> [-h] [-t tracks] [-s sectors] [-b blocksize] [-d filename] <image.dsk>

=head1 DESCRIPTION

B<mkdos33fs> creates an Apple II DOS 3.3 formatted disk image, and optionally
copies the boot record from an external file to make a bootable disk.

By default, a standard 5 1/4" DOS 3.3 image is created, with 35 tracks, 16
sectors/track, and 256 bytes per sector.

=head1 OPTIONS

=over

=item -h

Shows help message.

=item -t <B<tracks>>

Create image with this many tracks (default 35). Must be at least
18. Maximum number is determined by the formula B<(block_size-0x38)/2)>.

=item -s <B<sectors>>

Create image with this many sectors per track (default 16). Must be
between 2 and 32.

=item -s <B<block_size>>

Create image with this many bytes per sector (default 256, which is also
the minimum size). Non-standard block sizes are allowed (up to 65536),
but generally aren't supported by actual Apple hardware or DOS.

=item -d <B<file>>

Copy 3 sectors' worth of data from B<file>. This can be used to create
bootable images, which will slightly reduce the amount of free space in
the image's filesystem.

=back

=head1 SEE ALSO

=over

=item dos33fsprogs(1)

=item a2tools(1)

=back

=head1 WEBSITE

http://www.deater.net/weave/vmwprod/apple/

=head1 AUTHORS

B<dos33fstools> written by Vince Weaver <vince _at_ deater.net>.

This manual page written by B. Watson for the SlackBuilds.org project,
but it may be used by anyone.