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.TH DASM 1 "October 11 2020"
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.SH NAME
dasm \- 8\-bit macro assembler
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dasm
.IR sourcefile " [" options ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B dasm
command.
.PP
\fBdasm\fP is a versatile macro assembler with support for several
8\-bit microprocessors including MOS 6502 & 6507; Motorola 6803, 68705,
and 68HC11; Hitachi HD6303 (extended Motorola 6801) and Fairchild F8.
.SH OPTIONS
\fBdasm\fP supports the following options, briefly described below.
For more information see the \fBdasm\fP \fITechnical Reference Manual\fP.
.TP
.BI \-f #
output format 1\-3 [default: \fI1\fP]
.TP
.BI \-o name
output file name [default: \fIa.out\fP]
.TP
.BI \-l name
list file name [default: \fInone generated\fP]
.TP
.BI \-L name
list file, containing all passes
.TP
.BI \-v #
verboseness 0\-4 [default: \fI0\fP]
.TP
.B \-d
debug mode (for developers)
.TP
.BI \-D symbol
define symbol, set to \fI0\fP
.TP
.BI \-D symbol = expression
define symbol, set to \fIexpression\fP
.TP
.BI \-M symbol = expression
define symbol using \fIEQM\fP (same as \fB-D\fP)
.TP
.BI \-p #
maximum number of passes
.TP
.BI \-P #
maximum number of passes, with fewer checks
.TP
.BI \-T #
symbol table sorting [default: \fI0\fP]
.RS
.IR 0 " = \fBalphabetical\fP"
.IR 1 " = \fBaddress/value\fP"
.RE
.TP
.BI \-E #
error format [default: \fI0\fP]
.RS
.IR 0 " = \fBMS\fP"
.IR 1 " = \fBDillon\fP"
.IR 2 " = \fBGNU\fP"
.RE
.TP
.B \-S
strict syntax checking
.TP
.B \-R
remove binary \fIoutput\fP file in case of errors
.TP
.BI \-m #
maximum allowed file-size in kB
.SH SEE ALSO
.TP
.IR /usr/share/doc/dasm/dasm.pdf :
.B dasm Technical Reference Manual
.SH AUTHOR
Written and maintained by the DASM team and its contributors.