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.TH "CART" 6 "2022-06-15" "5.0.0" "SlackBuilds.org"
.SH NAME
cart \- convert raw Atari 8-bit ROM images to Atari800 CART files.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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cart \fIromfile\fP \fIcartfile\fP \fIcarttype\fP
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cart \fB\-l\fP
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cart \fB\-p\fP \fIromfile\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBcart\fP creates an Atari800 CART image file from a raw Atari 8\-bit ROM
image file by adding a 16\-byte \fBCART\fP header.
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The \fIromfile\fP is a file containing a raw Atari 8\-bit ROM image
dump. It must be of the correct size for the \fIcarttype\fP argument
(e.g. for type 1, "Standard 8KB cartridge", the file must be exactly
8192 bytes).
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Output is written to \fIcartfile\fP\&. This must be a different filename
from \fIromfile\fP (in\-place conversion is not supported). \fIcartfile\fP will
be exactly 16 bytes longer than \fIromfile\fP (e.g. for type 1, it will be
8208 bytes).
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The \fIcarttype\fP argument is numeric, one of the supported types. The
list can be viewed with \fBcart \-l\fP\&. If you\(aqre not sure of the correct
type for a given ROM, you can narrow it down by running \fBcart \-p\fP
\fIromfile\fP, which will show all the possible types that match the size
of the ROM.
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There is no corresponding tool to convert a CART image back to a raw
ROM file, but this can be done with e.g. \fBdd\fP(1):
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dd if=image.cart of=image.raw bs=1 skip=16
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\&...or \fBhead\fP(1) and \fBcat\fP(1):
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cat image.cart | ( head \-c16 >/dev/null ; cat ) > image.raw
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.SH OPTIONS
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.B  \-l
Show the complete list of supported cartridge types.
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.B \-p \fIromfile\fP
Show the list of cartridge types that match the size of \fIromfile\fP\&.
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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See the file /usr/doc/atari800\-5.0.0/COPYING for license information.
.SH AUTHORS
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\fBcart\fP is part of the \fBatari800\fP(6) distribution. See
/usr/doc/atari800\-5.0.0/CREDITS for the list of authors.
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This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project
by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBatari800\fP(6)
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.B Full documentation for the CART file format:
/usr/doc/atari800\-5.0.0/cart.txt
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.B The \fBatari800\fP website:
\fI\%https://atari800.github.io/\fP
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