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bximage(1)

NAME

   bximage - Interactive Disk Image Creator for Bochs

SYNOPSIS

   bximage [options] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

   Bximage   is  an  easy  to  use  console  based  tool for creating disk
   images,  particularly   for   use  with   Bochs.   It    is  completely
   interactive  if  no  command   line  arguments   are  used.   It can be
   switched to a non-interactive mode if all required parameters are given
   in the command line.

OPTIONS

   When  you  run  bximage  without  one of the following options, it will
   appear  in  interactive  mode and  ask   for  all  required  parameters
   to create an image.

   -fd    Create a floppy image.

   -hd    Create a hard disk image.

   -mode=...
          Image  mode  (for  hard  disks only - see the bochsrc sample for
          supported options).

   -size=...
          Image size in megabytes (e.g. 1.44 for floppy image, 10 for hard
          disk image).

   -q     Quiet   mode  (don't prompt for user input). Without this option
          bximage uses the  command  line parameters as defaults  for  the
          interactive  mode.  If  this  option  is  given  and  one of the
          required parameters  is  missing,  bximage  will  fall  back  to
          interactive mode.

   --help Print   a  summary  of  the command line options for bximage and
          exit.

   The filename parameter specifies the name of the image to be created.

LICENSE

   This program  is distributed   under  the  terms  of  the   GNU  Lesser
   General   Public   License   as   published   by   the   Free  Software
   Foundation.      See      the      COPYING     file     located      in
   /usr/local/share/doc/bochs/  for details on the license and the lack of
   warranty.

AVAILABILITY

   The latest version of this program can be found at:
     http://bochs.sourceforge.net/getcurrent.html

SEE ALSO

   bochs(1), bochsrc(5), bochs-dlx(1), bxcommit(1)

   The Bochs IA-32 Emulator site on the World Wide Web:
     http://bochs.sourceforge.net

   Online Bochs Documentation
        http://bochs.sourceforge.net/doc/docbook

AUTHORS

   Bximage  was written  by Bryce Denney,  based on  several similar tools
   from the bochs-developers list.

BUGS

   Please  report all  bugs to the bug tracker  on  our  web site. Just go
   to http://bochs.sourceforge.net, and click "Bug Reports" on the sidebar
   under "Feedback."

   Provide  a  detailed description of the bug, the version of the program
   you are running, the operating system you are running  the  program  on
   and  the  operating   system  you are running in the emulator.



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