Extract and list the contents of an Amiga .adf file using the terminal in Ubuntu

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Added: 22nd of February 2021

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➔ OctaMED SoundStudio for the Commodore Amiga

I already own an original copy of OctaMed Sound Studio so downloaded the .adf file from the internet for this tutorial.

unadf is a tool for extracting and listing files from an Amiga .adf file using the terminal in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions.

To install unadf open the terminal and enter the following command

Once installed CD to the directory where the .adf files are located, then enter the following command to extract and list the files.

Replace filename.adf with the .adf file you want to extract.

Output in terminal of extract .adf files


Extracted .adf files in directory