CARDOS-TOOL(1)                   OpenSC Tools                   CARDOS-TOOL(1)

NAME
       cardos-tool - displays information about Card OS-based security tokens
       or format them

SYNOPSIS
       cardos-tool [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
       The cardos-tool utility is used to display information about smart
       cards and similar security tokens based on Siemens Card/OS M4.

OPTIONS
       --format, -f
           Format the card or token.

       --help, -h
           Print help message on screen.

       --info, -i
           Display information about the card or token.

       --reader arg, -r arg
           Number of the reader to use. By default, the first reader with a
           present card is used. If arg is an ATR, the reader with a matching
           card will be chosen.

       --startkey arg, -s arg
           Specify startkey for format.

       --change-startkey arg, -S arg
           Change Startkey with given APDU command.

       --verbose, -v
           Causes cardos-tool to be more verbose. Specify this flag several
           times to enable debug output in the opensc library.

       --wait, -w
           Causes cardos-tool to wait for the token to be inserted into
           reader.

AUTHORS
       cardos-tool was written by Andreas Jellinghaus <aj@dungeon.inka.de>.

opensc                            04/05/2024                    CARDOS-TOOL(1)