# Advanced Strategic Command

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## Mount

ASC uses Containerfiles to store many single files in them for easier handling. These Containerfiles can be generated with `MOUNT.EXE`. It can also be found as `DOSMOUNT.EXE`, `WINMOUNT.EXE` and `OS2MOUNT.EXE`, depending on the platform it runs on. The Win32 and OS2 versions are capable of processing long file names.

To generate a Containerfile, you start `MOUNT listfile containerfile`, where listfile contains all files to be included, containerfile is the name of the container and should end with `.CON` to be recognized by ASC.

MOUNT is one of the few ASC tools that do not require any datafiles. So it can be run in any directory.

The listfile is a simple Textfile with a filename on each line. Wildcards are allowed. Duplicate files are automatically removed. All files are automatically compressed. To suppress the compression of certain files, attach a `~` before the filename. Suppressing compression gives a speed increase for loading large files like fullscreen pictures. If compression does not gain any space benefits the file won't be compressed.

Here is an example for a listfile:

    palette.pal
    ~helisun.jpg
    progress.*
    hexfield.raw
    *.fnt
    *.raw