openmsx - perfectly emulate the MSX standard and more

openmsx

This manual page documents briefly the openmsx command.

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in the HTML format; see below.

openmsx emulates the MSX standard.

Supported file types:

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cas: tape image in fMSX CAS format

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di1, di2, dsk, xsa: disk image

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rom: ROM image of a cartridge

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wav: Raw tape image, as recorded from real tape

Zlib compressed files can also be used.

These programs follow the usual a command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). Some commands also start with one dash. A summary of options is included below.

-h --help

Show summary of options.

-v --version

Show version of program.

-cart -carta -cartb -cartc -cartd

Insert the ROM file (cartridge) specified in argument

-cas

Put tape image in CAS format specified in argument in virtual cassette player

-cassetteplayer

Put raw tape image specified in in argument in virtual cassette player

-control

Enable external control of openMSX process

-diska -diskb

Insert the disk image specified in argument

-ext

Insert the extension specified in argument

-machine

Use machine specified in argument

-nosound

Disable sound output

-setting

Load an alternative settings file

openmsx-catapult (1).

The programs are documented fully by openMSX user Manual available in HTML at the location /usr/share/doc/openmsx/manual on the system.

This manual page was written by Joost Yervante Damad joost@lumatec.be for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.