FOSREAD(1)

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version 1.0.1 · 2 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 FOSREAD — the FOS reader bestie 💖

okay so real talk, this is fosread from section 1 of the manual, and she is exactly what she sounds like: a little tool that lets you peek at Smaky FOS disks in read-only mode. no writing, no chaos, just vibes and file listings. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

fosread [options] device mode [node] [path]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So basically, this is the tool for a read-only access on Smaky FOS. Read-only means read-only, bestie — she looks, she does not touch. 💅

  • -h, --help — displays the help message. the classic "wait what do I do" button 🫶
  • -v, --version — shows the version. icon behavior honestly.
  • -a, --harddisk — forces a hard disk instead of the autodetection. like, "no babe, it's a hard disk, trust me."
  • -f, --floppydisk — forces a floppy disk instead of the autodetection. for when autodetect is being shady and you need to be specific.
  • -l, --fos-logger — turns ON the FOS logger. 👀 she's yapping now.
  • -u, --undelete — enables the undelete mode. even deleted files will be listed, and sometimes they're restorable with get mode. not me bringing files back from the dead, it's giving necromancer energy 🔥

🦋 the arguments, because they matter 🦋

  • device — this is your device path. like:
/dev/fd0 for floppy disk
/dev/sda for hard disk, etc, ...
  • mode — what you want her to do:
    • list — list the content of a node. window shopping, no commitment ✨
    • get — copy a file from the Smaky disk into a local directory. taking it home with you 💖
  • node — the tree with the file (or folder) for get or list. for example:
foo/bar/toto.text
  • path — you can specify a path to save the file (with get mode). where it's gonna land, basically. 📁

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by Mathieu Schroeter <mathieu@schroetersa.ch>.

🫶 REPORTING BUGS 🫶

Report bugs to <mathieu@schroetersa.ch>. please be nice, bugs are just misunderstood features having a rough day 😭

Copyright © 2006-2009 Mathieu Schroeter

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. (read that again. no cap. zero warranty. she said what she said. 💀)

that's the whole page, bestie — this one's fosread, from July 2009, and she lives in section 1 of the manual. go forth and read those Smaky disks responsibly 💖✨🎀🦋

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