fat_imgen

fat_imgen is a utility you can use to create and modify FAT12 floppy images with. It is licensed under the Simplified BSD license.

Binaries

Windows and Linux users can download the latest stable binaries from the project's download page.

Source code

The source code (not guaranteed to work) can be downloaded from the SVN repository. The source code shows many aspects of working with FAT12 images.

Usage

This program can create or modify a FAT12 floppy image.

Usage: fat_imgen -c -f IMG-FILE [-s FILE] [-i FILE] [-F]
 or:   fat_imgen -m -f IMG-FILE -s FILE
 or:   fat_imgen -m -f IMG-FILE -i FILE
 or:   fat_imgen -m -f IMG-FILE -s FILE -i FILE
 or:   fat_imgen -e -f IMG-FILE -x FILE -o FILE [-F]
 or:   fat_imgen -b -o FILE [-F]

Main operation mode:
  -c                      Create an image.
  -m                      Modify an image.
  -e                      Extract a file from an image.
  -b                      Create a standard FAT12 boot sector.

File selection:
  -f IMG-FILE             Use IMG-FILE as the image file.
  -s FILE                 Use FILE as boot sector in the image.
  -i FILE                 Insert FILE into the image.
  -x FILE                 Extract FILE from the image.
  -o FILE                 Write output to FILE.

Generic modifiers:
  -F                      Overwrite the output file.

Informative output:
  --help                  Display this information.
  --version               Display version information.

External links

• Ohloh Project Page
• The project's source code