---
name: "raw2hdf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fuse-emulator-utils"
version: "1.4.3-2+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/raw2hdf"
---

# raw2hdf(1)

Create an .hdf hard disk image from a raw data file

## NAME

raw2hdf — Create an .hdf hard disk image from a raw data file

## SYNOPSIS

**raw2hdf** \[*OPTION*\] *rawfile hdffile*

## DESCRIPTION

raw2hdf converts a binary dump of a hard disk's data into an IDE disk image in .hdf format for use with Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulators.

## OPTIONS

- \-v *version*

  specifies the version of .hdf image to be created. Valid values are \`*1.0*' for a version 1.0 file and \`*1.1*' for a version 1.1 file. Defaults to creating version 1.1 files.

-

  - *-h*, *--help*

  give brief usage help, listing available options.

- *-V*, *--version*

  output version information. *rawfile* specifies a raw data file (or block device corresponding to an actual disk) to be converted.

- *hdffile*

  specifies the .hdf file to create.

## NOTES

Since raw2hdf has no knowledge of the geometry of the disk from which the original image was taken (indeed, the input file need not originate from a real IDE disk at all), there is no guarantee that the information contained in the .hdf file header accurately represents the original disk. However, it will attempt to construct a header that is consistent with the size of the image, to produce an .hdf file which is functionally equivalent.

## BUGS

None known.

## SEE ALSO

[*fuse*(1)](/fuse/1.md), [*fuse-utils*(1)](/fuse-utils/1.md), [*libspectrum*(3)](/libspectrum/3.md)

The .hdf format specification, at\
 *http://www.zxshed.co.uk/sinclairfaq/index.php5?title=HDF\_format*.

The comp.sys.sinclair Spectrum FAQ, at\
 *http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/index.html*.

## AUTHOR

Matthew Westcott (matthew@west.co.tt).