tapeconv(1)

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version 1.4.6 · 2 versions
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🎀 tapeconv(1) 🎀

okay bestie, welcome to tapeconv — a Sinclair ZX Spectrum tape file converter, brought to you by the Emulators section of your friendly neighbourhood manual. this little icon does one job and she does it flawlessly. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

tapeconv — Sinclair ZX Spectrum tape file converter

like. that's her. that's the whole résumé. and honestly? she ate. 🔥

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

tapeconv [ -a archive info TZX ] [ -b ] [ -s SCR loading screen ] [ -i
JPG or GIF inlay image ] infile outfile

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

tapeconv converts between ZX Spectrum tape images.

that's literally it, no notes, no cap. she takes a tape image, she writes a tape image, and everything in between is her business. 🦋

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

hiii here's the menu, order whatever you want, she's not judging 🫶

  • -a archive info TZX — this one is a whole scavenger hunt. it causes the TZX you supply to be scanned for an Archive Info block containing author, year of release etc. information about the file, and then that info gets added to the output TZX. so like, the lore gets carried over. 📖
  • -b — causes the output TZX to be stripped of any concatenation blocks that get created when appending TZX files. bye bye clutter, we're keeping it clean bestie. 🧹
  • -s SCR loading screen — causes the supplied .scr format file to be attached to the TZX as a Custom Info block marked as a loading screen. she's giving ✨aesthetic✨.
  • -i JPG or GIF inlay image — causes the supplied .gif or .jpg format file to be attached to the TZX as a Custom Info block marked as a cassette inlay. cover art? in MY tape file? more likely than you think 💖
  • -h, --help — give brief usage help, listing available options. your girl when you need her at 3am. 🌙
  • -V, --version — output version information. just a quick lil flex, as a treat. 👑
  • infile — specifies the tape file to be converted. this file can be in any of the tape formats supported by libspectrum(3). bring me anything, I fear nothing.
  • outfile — specifies the output tape file. the format will be determined by the file extension and can be in any of the formats libspectrum(3) supports for output. so like, name her right and she'll come out right. 💅
ngl, the format of outfile is decided purely by its file extension — so keep an eye on your suffixes, bestie. no psychic powers here, it's just reading the name. 🔍

💀 BUGS 💀

None known.

(we love a bug-free era. iconic behaviour. fr fr.) ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The comp.sys.sinclair Spectrum FAQ, at http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/index.html.

(the way the squad keeps showing up in each other's manpages… found family fr 🫶)

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Philip Kendall (philip-fuse@shadowmagic.org.uk).

goated. no further questions. 💜

k byeee, this was tapeconv(1) from Emulators, version 1.4.6, dated 25th July, 2026. stay converted bestie 🌸💖🦋

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