XEQ

File Format
Name	XEQ
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Executable envelopes XEQ
Extension(s)	.com
Released	1987

XEQ is a self-modifying executable library tool for DOS, developed by Hardwood Software Associates and Colin J. Stearman. It lets you convert multiple small .COM files into a single .COM "library" file, and select the one to run using a command-line argument.

Discussion

To create an XEQ library, start with a possibly-renamed copy of the original "stub" XEQ.COM file, and add some .COM files to it by running it with the /A option.

To list the contained files, use the /L option.

To recover a contained file, use the /E option.

Identification

A possible signature is ASCII "XEQ.COM", then 0x00, at offset 5.

Software

• XEQ
  • v1.15
  • v1.31
  • v1.40
  • v1.50
  • v1.60

Sample files

• SFX5.ZIP → PLAY.COM
• taxtips.zip → TAXCNT.COM