# abs-dump command

The abs-dump BASIC program dumps the abs file to magnetic media, creating a bootable tape.

**Synonyms:** absdump

**For Windows:**Not Supported

## Syntax

```
abs-dump file.reference {(options)}
```

## Parameter(s)

| options | a | Drive 0 (default) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| b | Drive 1 | |
| f | Forces link field to bottom of frame. | |
| n | High density (1.2 mb, 1.4 mb) | |
| i | Suppresses display of the frame counter. | |
| l | Zero link field. | |
| q | SCT drive | |
| r | Allows respecification of destination ABS frame size. | |
| s | Standard density (360k, 720k) | |
| v | Dump to pre-attached device | |
| w | Swaps header field sizes. | |
Warning: When dumping to a floppy disk or pseudo
floppy disk, it is necessary to first do a t-att 512. Failure to do this can generate an abort.

## See also

- [Attribute mark](https://d3codex.com/definitions/attribute-mark/)
- [Backward link zero](https://d3codex.com/definitions/backward-link-zero/)
- [echo command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/echo-command/)
- [Frame](https://d3codex.com/definitions/frame/)
- [ignore-signals command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/ignore-signals-command/)
- [Metacharacters](https://d3codex.com/definitions/metacharacters/)
- [Options (Spooler)](https://d3codex.com/tcl/options-spooler/)
- [Segment mark](https://d3codex.com/definitions/segment-mark/)
- [Start buffer mark](https://d3codex.com/definitions/start-buffer-mark/)
- [Subvalue mark](https://d3codex.com/definitions/subvalue-mark/)
- [System privileges](https://d3codex.com/definitions/system-privileges/)
- [t-att command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/t-att-command/)
- [u61a2 user exit](https://d3codex.com/proc/u61a2-user-exit/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/tcl/abs-dump-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.