---
name: "disk2zip"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cbmconvert"
version: "2.1.6-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/disk2zip"
---

# disk2zip(1)

Commodore 1541 ZipCode compressor

## NAME

disk2zip - Commodore 1541 ZipCode compressor

## SYNOPSIS

**disk2zip** \[*options*\] *imagefile.d64* \[ *zipcodefile* \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **disk2zip** command.

The Commodore 1541 disk archiver ZipCode was developed in order to make it possible to transfer disk images over modem lines.  Nowadays it is better to use [**gzip**(1)](/gzip/1.md) on the disk images.  The **disk2zip** command is provided mainly for historical reasons, as a replacement for the ZipCode compressor.

## OPTIONS

**disk2zip** follows the usual Unix command line syntax, with options starting with a dash (\`**-**').

- **--**

  Stop processing options.  This is useful if the first file name argument begins with a dash.

- **-i***iidd*

  Use 0xii 0xdd (hexadecimal) as the disk identifier.  The default is 0x36 0x34, or \`64'.

## SECURITY

The names of the created ZipCode files are prefixed with the strings **1!**, **2!**, **3!**, and **4!**, just like ZipCode works on the Commodore 64.  Some Unix shells treat the character **!** specially.  To avoid unpleasant situations, please refer to the documentation of the shell you are using.

## AUTHOR

The **disk2zip** utility was designed and implemented by Marko Mäkelä.

## SEE ALSO

[**cbmconvert**(1)](/cbmconvert/1.md), [**zip2disk**(1)](/zip2disk/1.md).