NAME

       raw2hdf — Create an .hdf hard disk image from a raw data file

SYNOPSIS

       raw2hdf rawfile hdffile

DESCRIPTION

       raw2hdf  converts  a binary dump of a hard disk's data into an IDE disk image in .hdf format for use with
       Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulators.

OPTIONS

       -v version
              specifies the version of .hdf image to be created. Valid values are `1.0' for a version  1.0  file
              and `1.1' for a version 1.1 file. Defaults to creating version 1.1 files.

       rawfile
              specifies a raw data file (or block device corresponding to an actual disk) to be converted.

       hdffile
              specifies the .hdf file to create.

NOTES

       Since  raw2hdf  has  no  knowledge  of  the  geometry of the disk from which the original image was taken
       (indeed, the input file need not originate from a real IDE disk at all), there is no guarantee  that  the
       information  contained  in the .hdf file header accurately represents the original disk. However, it will
       attempt to construct a header that is consistent with the size of the image,  to  produce  an  .hdf  file
       which is functionally equivalent.

BUGS

       None known.

SEE ALSO

       fuse(1), fuse-utils(1), libspectrum(3)

       The .hdf format specification, at
       http://www.zxshed.co.uk/sinclairfaq/index.php5?title=HDF_format.

       The comp.sys.sinclair Spectrum FAQ, at
       http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/index.html.

AUTHOR

       Matthew Westcott (matthew@west.co.tt).

Version 1.1.1                                    24th May, 2013                                       raw2hdf(1)