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FreeDMG Advanced Use


Command line tools
hdiutil

FreeDMG utilizes Mac OS X's build in "Hard Disk Image Utility" (hdiutil) to
Modify and create disk images. This allows FreeDMG to utilize newer features
in Mac OS X as Apple provides them. For more information on hdiutil,
consult the built in man pages or reference the manual online at:
http://developer.apple.com/DOCUMENTATION/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/hdiutil.1.html

mkdmg

FreeDMG utilizes a custom tool called "mkdmg" for a few imaging operations. Specifically,
this utility allows a single file to be imaged. Most of the functions in FreeDMG are
implemented using hdiutil, and mkdmg will be phased out for consistency.

rtf2r

FreeDMG uses rtf2r to create Rez source files (.r), which contain Software License Agreement
text and style information

AppleScript

FreeDMG has limited AppleScript functionality built-in. This will be expanded in the future.