The Shell; Overview; Commands - Atari SIO2USB User Manual

6. The Shell

6.1.

Overview

The Shell is used to control the funtions of the SIO2USB without using the
keys beside the display. Some commands of the shell can be used directly by
pressing the keys on the SIO2USB (see chapter 4).
The Shell is used to manage virtual disk images on the internal memory or on
USB-sticks plugged into the SIO2USB. With the Shell you can "insert", "swap",
"activate" etc. disk images. You can create and delete directories, create, dele-
te, rename and copy disk images. Furthermore, you can show and set the date
and time and check the hardware status.
6.2.

Commands

General:
<file> denotes a filename in 8.3 format, where the first 8 characters are the
filename and the 3 characters after the dot "." denote the file-extender.
<\file> denotes a filename with path
<dir> denotes a path. Use a backslash "\" between the directory names (press
"CONTROL" and "+", to type a "\"), alternatively slash is allowed too (see be-
low).
{ a | b | c } means choose between the stated options.
The disk identifier can be written with colon ":" or semicolon ";".
x denotes the number of a disk station, possible options are 1, 2 and 3 or D1:,
D2: and D3:
Only the first three characters of a command are interpreted, so you can ab-
breviate all commands to 3 characters (see the examples of the commands).
Allowed characters for input are: [A...Z] [a...z] [0...9] ; : . / \ _ - ^
* ? and the blank " ". The semicolon will be changed to a colon, slash "/" to
backslash "\". Small characters will be capitalized.
Some filenames from PC or Mac contain the tilde sign "~", which is not part of
the ATARI™-font. The SIO2USB as well as the Shell change the tilde "~" in the
display into the roof sign "^".
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While the Shell is used don't press any of the keys. This may lead to
different displays on the SIO2USB and in the Shell output.
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