NAME

DESCRIPTION

control serial CBM devices

Synopsis:

cbmctrl [global_options] [action] [action_opt] [--] [action_args]

Global options:

-h, --help:

Output this help screen if specified without an action. Outputs some help information about a specific action if an action is specified.

-V, --version: Output version information

-@, --adapter: Tell OpenCBM which backend plugin and bus to use. This option

requires an argument of the form <plugin>[:<bus>]. <plugin> is the backend plugin's name to use (e.g.: xa1541) <bus> is a bus unit identifier, if supported by the backend;

look up the backend's documentation for the supported bus unit identifier(s) and the format for <bus>

-p, --petscii: Convert input or output parameter from CBM format (PETSCII)

into PC format (ASCII). Default with all actions but 'open' and 'command'

-r, --raw:

Do not convert data between CBM and PC format. Default with 'open' and 'command'.

--

Delimiter between action_opt and action_args; if any of the arguments in action_args starts with a '-', make sure to set the '--' so the argument is not treated as an option, accidentially.

action: one of:

lock

Lock the parallel port for the use by cbm4win/cbm4linux.

unlock

Unlock the parallel port for the use by cbm4win/cbm4linux.

listen

perform a listen on the IEC bus

talk

perform a talk on the IEC bus

unlisten

perform an unlisten on the IEC bus

untalk

perform an untalk on the IEC bus

open

perform an open on the IEC bus

popen

deprecated; use 'cbmctrl --petscii open' instead!

close

perform a close on the IEC bus

read

read raw data from the IEC bus

write

write raw data to the IEC bus

put

put specified data to the IEC bus

status

give the status of the specified drive

command

issue a command to the specified drive

pcommand

deprecated; use 'cbmctrl --petscii command' instead!

dir

output the directory of the disk in the specified drive

download

download memory contents from the floppy drive

upload

upload memory contents to the floppy drive

reset

reset all drives on the IEC bus

detect

detect all drives on the IEC bus

change

wait for a disk to be changed in the specified drive

For more information on a specific action, try --help <action>.

SEE ALSO

info cbmctrl

should give you access to the complete manual.