DASM(1)

💅 DASM — like, the manual page, bestie

okay so this is dasm(1), a section 1 general commands manual page, and I am so excited to walk you through it. no cap. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

dasm — an 8-bit macro assembler. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it assembles, it macros, it's 8-bit. iconic behavior honestly. 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

dasm sourcefile [options]

so you give it a sourcefile, you sprinkle some options on top, and it does the thing. 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay first things first, this manual page is just documenting the dasm command briefly, so don't come for me if you want the deep lore.

dasm is a versatile macro assembler (versatile!! she contains multitudes) and she supports several 8-bit microprocessors, namely:

• MOS 6502 & 6507
• Motorola 6803, 68705, and 68HC11
• Hitachi HD6303 (which is an extended Motorola 6801, iykyk)
• Fairchild F8

that's a whole roster. main character energy fr fr. 🌈

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

dasm supports the following options — this is the brief rundown, bestie. if you want more, go read the dasm Technical Reference Manual (link in SEE ALSO, don't worry, I got you 💜).

• -f# — output format, 1-3 [default: 1]
• -oname — output file name [default: a.out]
• -lname — list file name [default: none generated]
• -Lname — list file, containing all passes
• -v# — verboseness, 0-4 [default: 0]
• -d — debug mode (for developers 👀)
• -Dsymbol — define symbol, set to 0
• -Dsymbol=expression — define symbol, set to expression
• -Msymbol=expression — define symbol using EQM (same as -D)
• -p# — maximum number of passes
• -P# — maximum number of passes, with fewer checks
• -T# — symbol table sorting [default: 0]
  • 0 = alphabetical
  • 1 = address/value
• -E# — error format [default: 0]
  • 0 = MS
  • 1 = Dillon
  • 2 = GNU
• -S — strict syntax checking
• -R — remove binary output file in case of errors
• -m# — maximum allowed file-size in kB

not me casually listing every single one of these. yes bestie, all of them. every flag. we don't skip. 💅

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• /usr/share/doc/dasm/dasm.pdf:
  • the dasm Technical Reference Manual

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

Written and maintained by the DASM team and its contributors. thank you for your service, legends. 🫡✨

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was DASM(1) from the General Commands Manual, dated October 11 2020 — go forth and assemble something adorable. 🍓🌸💖