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Hideur - AMSDOS Header Manager

Command Reference

For current usage: hideur --help
Complete documentation: CLI Help Reference

Hideur is a tool to manipulate AMSDOS headers on files. It can display header information or add/modify AMSDOS headers on binary files.

Overview

AMSDOS headers contain metadata about files on Amstrad CPC disks, including: - File type (Basic, Protected Basic, or Binary) - Load address (for binary files) - Execution address (for binary files) - User number (0-15) - Length and checksum

Quick Start

Display header information: 

hideur input.bin --info

Add a binary header: 

hideur input.bin -o output.bin -t binary -l 0x4000 -x 0x4000

Common Use Cases

Display File Information

hideur myfile.bin --info

Create Binary File with Header

hideur code.bin -o code_with_header.bin -t binary -l 0x8000 -x 0x8000

Create Basic File with Header

hideur program.bas -o program.bas -t basic

See Also

Integration with BndBuild

Hideur is available as a standalone hideur binary but can also be used within BndBuild build scripts using the hideur command. See BndBuild Commands for integration details.

See Also