This tool is use to is used to identify, create and manage disk images. This tool is particularly powerful as it will allow you to manipulate the files in a disk image directly. It is also quite dangerous as you could really mess up the image, so keep a backup!
Here's a quick summary of imgtool's options...
Option | Description |
create | Creates a disk image file in the format you specify |
dir | Lists the files and folders on a disk image. |
get | Gets a single file from a disk image and saves it to you drive. |
put | Adds a file from your drive to a disk image. |
getall | Gets all the files from a disk image. |
del | Deletes a file on the specified disk image. |
mkdir | Creates a new directory on a disk image. |
readsector | Extract the data from a sector on a disk image. |
writesector | Writes data to a sector on a disk image. |
identify | Tries to recognise the format of a disk image file. |
listformats | Lists all the disk formats supported by imgtool. |
listfilters | Lists all the file filters supported when using the get and put options. |
listdriveroptions | Lists the driver's requirements for heads, sectors, etc when using the create option. |
Full Command | imgtool.exe create <format> <output file> [--option=value...]
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Note | You can find out the available options of a disk format by using the command imgtool.exe listdriveroptions <format> |
Supported Formats | amiga_floppy - Amiga floppy disk image (OFS/FFS format)apple2_do_prodos_525 - Apple ][ DOS order disk image (ProDOS format)apple2_nib_prodos_525 - Apple ][ Nibble order disk image (ProDOS format)apple2_po_prodos_525 - Apple ][ ProDOS order disk image (ProDOS format)apple35_2img_prodos_35 - Apple ][gs 2IMG disk image (ProDOS format)apple35_dc_mac_hfs - Apple DiskCopy disk image (Mac HFS Floppy)apple35_dc_mac_mfs - Apple DiskCopy disk image (Mac MFS Floppy)apple35_dc_prodos_35 - Apple DiskCopy disk image (ProDOS format)apple35_raw_mac_hfs - Apple raw 3.5" disk image (Mac HFS Floppy)apple35_raw_mac_mfs - Apple raw 3.5" disk image (Mac MFS Floppy)apple35_raw_prodos_35 - Apple raw 3.5" disk image (ProDOS format)coco_dmk_os9 - CoCo DMK disk image (OS-9 format)coco_dmk_rsdos - CoCo DMK disk image (RS-DOS format)coco_jvc_os9 - CoCo JVC disk image (OS-9 format)coco_jvc_rsdos - CoCo JVC disk image (RS-DOS format)coco_os9_os9 - CoCo OS-9 disk image (OS-9 format)coco_vdk_os9 - CoCo VDK disk image (OS-9 format)coco_vdk_rsdos - CoCo VDK disk image (RS-DOS format)concept - Concept floppy disk imagecqm_bml3 - CopyQM floppy disk image (Basic Master Level 3 format)cqm_fat - CopyQM floppy disk image (FAT format)cqm_mac_hfs - CopyQM floppy disk image (Mac HFS Floppy)cqm_mac_mfs - CopyQM floppy disk image (Mac MFS Floppy)cqm_os9 - CopyQM floppy disk image (OS-9 format)cqm_prodos_525 - CopyQM floppy disk image (ProDOS format)cqm_prodos_35 - CopyQM floppy disk image (ProDOS format)cqm_rsdos - CopyQM floppy disk image (RS-DOS format)cqm_vzdos - CopyQM floppy disk image (VZ-DOS format)cybiko - Cybiko Classic File Systemcybikoxt - Cybiko Xtreme File Systemd88_bml3 - D88 Floppy Disk image (Basic Master Level 3 format)d88_fat - D88 Floppy Disk image (FAT format)d88_mac_hfs - D88 Floppy Disk image (Mac HFS Floppy)d88_mac_mfs - D88 Floppy Disk image (Mac MFS Floppy)d88_os9 - D88 Floppy Disk image (OS-9 format)d88_prodos_525 - D88 Floppy Disk image (ProDOS format)d88_prodos_35 - D88 Floppy Disk image (ProDOS format)d88_rsdos - D88 Floppy Disk image (RS-DOS format)d88_vzdos - D88 Floppy Disk image (VZ-DOS format)dsk_bml3 - DSK floppy disk image (Basic Master Level 3 format)dsk_fat - DSK floppy disk image (FAT format)dsk_mac_hfs - DSK floppy disk image (Mac HFS Floppy)dsk_mac_mfs - DSK floppy disk image (Mac MFS Floppy)dsk_os9 - DSK floppy disk image (OS-9 format)dsk_prodos_525 - DSK floppy disk image (ProDOS format)dsk_prodos_35 - DSK floppy disk image (ProDOS format)dsk_rsdos - DSK floppy disk image (RS-DOS format)dsk_vzdos - DSK floppy disk image (VZ-DOS format)fdi_bml3 - Formatted Disk Image (Basic Master Level 3 format)fdi_fat - Formatted Disk Image (FAT format)fdi_mac_hfs - Formatted Disk Image (Mac HFS Floppy)fdi_mac_mfs - Formatted Disk Image (Mac MFS Floppy)fdi_os9 - Formatted Disk Image (OS-9 format)fdi_prodos_525 - Formatted Disk Image (ProDOS format)fdi_prodos_35 - Formatted Disk Image (ProDOS format)fdi_rsdos - Formatted Disk Image (RS-DOS format)fdi_vzdos - Formatted Disk Image (VZ-DOS format)hp48 - HP48 SX/GX memory cardhp85_tape - HP85 tape imagehp9845_tape - HP9845 tape imageimd_bml3 - IMD floppy disk image (Basic Master Level 3 format)imd_fat - IMD floppy disk image (FAT format)imd_mac_hfs - IMD floppy disk image (Mac HFS Floppy)imd_mac_mfs - IMD floppy disk image (Mac MFS Floppy)imd_os9 - IMD floppy disk image (OS-9 format)imd_prodos_525 - IMD floppy disk image (ProDOS format)imd_prodos_35 - IMD floppy disk image (ProDOS format)imd_rsdos - IMD floppy disk image (RS-DOS format)imd_vzdos - IMD floppy disk image (VZ-DOS format)vtech1_vzdos - Laser/VZ disk image (VZ-DOS format)mess_hd - MESS hard disk imagepc_chd - PC CHD disk imagepc_dsk_fat - PC floppy disk image (FAT format)psionpack - Psion Organiser II Datapacktd0_bml3 - Teledisk floppy disk image (Basic Master Level 3 format)td0_fat - Teledisk floppy disk image (FAT format)td0_mac_hfs - Teledisk floppy disk image (Mac HFS Floppy)td0_mac_mfs - Teledisk floppy disk image (Mac MFS Floppy)td0_os9 - Teledisk floppy disk image (OS-9 format)td0_prodos_525 - Teledisk floppy disk image (ProDOS format)td0_prodos_35 - Teledisk floppy disk image (ProDOS format)td0_rsdos - Teledisk floppy disk image (RS-DOS format)td0_vzdos - Teledisk floppy disk image (VZ-DOS format)thom_fd - Thomson .fd disk image, BASIC formatthom_qd - Thomson .qd disk image, BASIC formatthom_sap - Thomson .sap disk image, BASIC formatti99_old - TI99 Diskette (old MESS format)pc99fm - TI99 Diskette (PC99 FM format)pc99mfm - TI99 Diskette (PC99 MFM format)v9t9 - TI99 Diskette (V9T9 format)ti99hd - TI99 Harddiskti990hd - TI990 Hard Disk |
Examples | imgtool dir coco_jvc_rsdos myimageinazip.zip |