CPI
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | + | CPI files normally begin with {{magic|0xff "FONT "}}, or {{magic|0xff "FONT.NT"}}. | |
DRFONT files begin with {{magic|0x7f "DRFONT "}}. | DRFONT files begin with {{magic|0x7f "DRFONT "}}. | ||
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| + | == Specifications == | ||
| + | * [https://www.seasip.info/DOS/CPI/cpi.html CPI file format], by John Elliott | ||
| + | * The cpi.txt file from PSF Tools (doc/cpi.txt in the source code). | ||
| + | * CPI file format in Ralf Brown's: [https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/rbinter/it/58/17.html #01758], [https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/rbinter/it/59/17.html #01759], [https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/rbinter/it/60/17.html #01760], [https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/rbinter/it/61/17.html #01761], [https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/rbinter/it/62/17.html #01762], [https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/rbinter/it/63/17.html #01763], [https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/rbinter/it/64/17.html #01764], [https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/rbinter/it/65/17.html #01765] | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
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** cpicomp, cpidcomp - Compress, decompress | ** cpicomp, cpidcomp - Compress, decompress | ||
** cpitest - Dump information about the file (not normally installed) | ** cpitest - Dump information about the file (not normally installed) | ||
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Revision as of 12:57, 17 August 2025
- For other "CPI" formats, see: Blu-ray Clip info, CPI (ColorLab), Marco Pixel Editor, Cartesian Perceptual Compression.
CPI is a file format describing DOS code page fonts.
There is also a compressed "DRFONT" variant.
FreeDOS MODE also supports CPX files in addition to CPI; they are CPI files compressed with UPX as if they were COM files.
Identification
CPI files normally begin with 0xff "FONT ", or 0xff "FONT.NT".
DRFONT files begin with 0x7f "DRFONT ".
Specifications
- CPI file format, by John Elliott
- The cpi.txt file from PSF Tools (doc/cpi.txt in the source code).
- CPI file format in Ralf Brown's: #01758, #01759, #01760, #01761, #01762, #01763, #01764, #01765
Software
- PSF Tools
- cpi2psf, psfs2cpi - Read, write
- cpicomp, cpidcomp - Compress, decompress
- cpitest - Dump information about the file (not normally installed)
