Mtools

Name

	Mtools - a collection of tools for manipulating MSDOS files

Synopsis

	mattrib - change MSDOS file attribute flags
	mcd - change MSDOS directory
	mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
	mdel - delete an MSDOS file
	mdir - display an MSDOS directory
	mformat - add an MSDOS filesystem to a low-level formatted diskette
	mlabel - make an MSDOS volume label
	mmd - make an MSDOS subdirectory
	mrd - remove an MSDOS subdirectory
	mread - low level read (copy) an MSDOS file to Unix
	mren - rename an existing MSDOS file
	mtype - display contents of an MSDOS file
	mwrite - low level write (copy) a Unix file to MSDOS

	To see a complete description of any of these commands type

	man command_name

Description

	Mtools is a public domain collection of  programs  to  allow
	Unix  systems  to  read,  write,  and manipulate files on an
	MSDOS  filesystem  (typically  a  diskette).   Each  program
	attempts  to emulate the MSDOS equivalent command as closely
	as practical.

	MSDOS filenames are optionally composed of  a  drive  letter
	followed  by  a colon, a subdirectory, and a filename.  Sub-
	directory names can use either the  '/'  or  '\'  separator.
	The  use  of the '\' separator or wildcards will require the
	names to be enclosed in quotes  to  protect  them  from  the
	shell.

	The regular expression "pattern  matching"  routines  follow
	the  Unix-style  rules.   For example, '*' matches all MSDOS
	files in lieu of '*.*'.  The archive, hidden, read-only  and
	system attribute bits are ignored during pattern matching.

	All options use the '-'  (minus)  flag,  not  '/'  as  you'd
	expect in MSDOS.

	The mcd command is used to  establish  the  device  and  the
	current  working  directory  (relative to the MSDOS filesys-
	tem), otherwise the default is assumed to be A:/.

See Also

	mattrib(1), mcd(1), mdel(1),  mformat(1),  mrd(1),  mren(1),
	mtype(1),  mcopy(1),  mdir(1),  mlabel(1), mmd(1), mread(1),
	mwrite(1)

Bugs

	An unfortunate side effect of not guessing the proper device
	(when   multiple   disk  capacities  are  supported)  is  an
	occasional error message from the device driver.  These  can
	be safely ignored.
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