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Mtools is a public domain collection of programs to allow Unix systems
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to read, write, and manipulate files on an MSDOS filesystem (typically
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a diskette). Each program attempts to emulate the MSDOS equivalent
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command as closely as practical.
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The following MSDOS commands are emulated:
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Mtool MSDOS
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name equivalent Description
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----- ---- -----------
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mattrib ATTRIB change MSDOS file attribute flags
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mcd CD change MSDOS directory
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mcopy COPY copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
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mdel DEL/ERASE delete an MSDOS file
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mdir DIR display an MSDOS directory
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mformat FORMAT add MSDOS filesystem to a low-level format
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mlabel LABEL make an MSDOS volume label.
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mmd MD/MKDIR make an MSDOS subdirectory
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mrd RD/RMDIR remove an MSDOS subdirectory
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mread COPY low level read (copy) an MSDOS file to Unix
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mren REN/RENAME rename an existing MSDOS file
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mtype TYPE display contents of an MSDOS file
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mwrite COPY alias for mcopy, will be removed soon
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1994-10-05 22:32:58 +00:00
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You should be able to just close your eyes and pretend you're on an MSDOS
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system. Everything should work the same... except for the added 'm' at
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the beginning of each command.
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MSDOS filenames are optionally composed of a drive letter followed by
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a colon, a subdirectory, and a filename. Sub- directory names can use
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either the '/' or '\' separator. The use of the '\' separator or
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wildcards will require the names to be enclosed in quotes to protect
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them from the shell.
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The regular expression "pattern matching" routines follow the
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Unix-style rules. For example, '*' matches all MSDOS files in lieu of
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'*.*'. The archive, hidden, read-only and system attribute bits are
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ignored during pattern matching.
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