CP/M file system
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Some salient features of the CP/M filesystem (see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M#File_system Wikipedia]): | Some salient features of the CP/M filesystem (see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M#File_system Wikipedia]): | ||
* 8.3 filenames, like (original) DOS | * 8.3 filenames, like (original) DOS | ||
| − | * No directory hierarchy (unlike DOS filesystems) -- all files are in a single flat | + | * No directory hierarchy (unlike DOS filesystems) -- all files are in a single flat namespace |
* However, files are divided into a set of numbered "user areas" (conventionally 0-15) | * However, files are divided into a set of numbered "user areas" (conventionally 0-15) | ||
Revision as of 04:52, 11 November 2012
The CP/M operating system had an associated file system format.
A CP/M file system would typically reside on a floppy disk, or more rarely a hard disk. As such, such filesystems are also likely to reside in disk images these days.
Some salient features of the CP/M filesystem (see also Wikipedia):
- 8.3 filenames, like (original) DOS
- No directory hierarchy (unlike DOS filesystems) -- all files are in a single flat namespace
- However, files are divided into a set of numbered "user areas" (conventionally 0-15)
Tools
- Michael Haardt's cpmtools (source code for Unix and Win32 executables)
- This has long been packaged for Debian and Ubuntu Linux, so installing it there is as simple as apt-get install cpmtools
