---
name: "zip2disk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cbmconvert"
version: "2.1.6-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zip2disk"
---

# zip2disk(1)

Commodore 1541 ZipCode extractor

## NAME

zip2disk - Commodore 1541 ZipCode extractor

## SYNOPSIS

**zip2disk**  *zipcodefile* \[ *imagefile.d64* \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **zip2disk** 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 **zip2disk** command can be used to convert ZipCode archives to 1541 disk images.

## SECURITY

The ZipCode file names must be 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.

## BUGS

The sector-level disk identifier stored in the ZipCode files is not included in the disk image.

## AUTHOR

The **zip2disk** utility was originally written by Paul David Doherty.  It was improved and packaged by Marko Mäkelä.

## SEE ALSO

[**cbmconvert**(1)](/cbmconvert/1.md), [**disk2zip**(1)](/disk2zip/1.md).