lifpack - pack a LIF image file
lifpack [-p] <LIF image file>
lifpack -?
lifpack packs the directory and the file area on a LIF image file. After packing all unused sectors of the file area are available in one contiguous block. All directory entries are allocated at the beginning of the directory area which speeds up directory searches.
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-p |
Pack a LIF file system on a floppy disk. Note: this option is only supported on LINUX. Specify the floppy device instead of the lif-image-filename. See the LIFUTILS tutorial for details. | ||
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-? |
Print a message giving the program usage to standard error. |
If disk1.dat is a LIF disk image file then
lifpack disk1.dat
will pack the lif image file disk1.dat. Note: the packed LIF image file will be truncated to the last sector that is used by the packed file area.
The LIF disk format is documented in the HP-IL Interface Owners Manual for the HP-71 (Hewlett-Packard) with further details (particularly HP41 and HP75 file types) in the HP-41 Synthetic Quick Reference Guide (Jeremy Smith)
lifpack was written by Joachim Siebold, bug400@gmx.de using code from Tony Duell, ard@p850ug1.demon.co.uk and has been placed under the GNU Public License version 2.0