1srec_formatted_binary(5)      File Formats Manual     srec_formatted_binary(5)
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NAME

6       srec_formatted_binary - Formatted Binary file format
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DESCRIPTION

9       This  is  the  PDP‐11 paper tape format, described in the DEC‐11‐GGPC‐D
10       PDP‐11 "Paper Tape Software Programming Handbook" 1972.
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12       The file starts with a character sequence which  appears  as  an  arrow
13       when punched on 8‐hole paper tape.
14              0x08, 0x1C, 0x2A, 0x49, 0x08, 0x00
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16       Then  follows a byte count, encoded big‐endian in the low 4 bits of the
17       next 4 bytes.  The high bits should be zero.
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19       Then follows a 0xFF byte.
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21       The data follows, as many bytes as specified in the header.
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23       The trailer consists of the following bytes:
24              0x00, 0x00,
25       and then a 2‐byte checksum (big‐endian).
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27       The alternate header sequence
28              0x08, 0x1C, 0x3E, 0x6B, 0x08, 0x00
29       is followed by an 8‐nibble big‐endian byte count.
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31   Size Multiplier
32       In general, binary data will expand in sized very  little  when  repre‐
33       sented with this format.
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EXAMPLE

36       Here  is  a  hex  dump  of  a formatted binary file containing the data
37       "Hello, World!".
38              0000: 08 1C 2A 49 08 00 00 00  ..*I....
39              0008: 00 0E FF 48 65 6C 6C 6F  ...Hello
40              0010: 2C 20 57 6F 72 6C 64 21  , World!
41              0018: 0A 00 00 04 73           ....s
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44       srec_cat version 1.64
45       Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,  2003,  2004,  2005,  2006,
46       2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Peter Miller
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48       The srec_cat program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use
49       the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command.  This is free software and you
50       are  welcome  to  redistribute it under certain conditions; for details
51       use the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command.
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MAINTAINER

54       Scott Finneran   E‐Mail:   scottfinneran@yahoo.com.au
55       Peter Miller     E‐Mail:   pmiller@opensource.org.au
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