simhtape is a Go package for handling tape file images in the standard format used by SimH and other computer simulators and emulators.
Available functions include...
- ReadMetaData() and WriteMetaData() for handling headers, trailers, and inter-file gaps
- ReadRecordData() and WriteRecordData() for handling data blocks (without their associated headers and trailers)
- Rewind() and SpaceFwd() for positioning the virtual tape image
- ScanImage() for examining/verifying a tape image file
- DumpFiles() to extract each file found on the tape image as a numbered blob file
A sample program is included simhtapetool which uses the package to provide a command line interface for...
- creating a new SimH tape image file (from a CSV definition)
- dumping each file found on a tape image to a separate blob file
- scanning the tape image for validity