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NNAAMMEE
       Mtools  -  a  collection  of  tools for manipulating MSDOS
       files

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       mmaattttrriibb - change MSDOS file attribute flags
       mmccdd - change MSDOS directory
       mmccooppyy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
       mmddeell - delete an MSDOS file
       mmddiirr - display an MSDOS directory
       mmffoorrmmaatt - add an MSDOS filesystem to a low-level formatted diskette
       mmllaabbeell - make an MSDOS volume label
       mmmmdd - make an MSDOS subdirectory
       mmrrdd - remove an MSDOS subdirectory
       mmrreeaadd - low level read (copy) an MSDOS file to Unix
       mmrreenn - rename an existing MSDOS file
       mmttyyppee - display contents of an MSDOS file
       mmwwrriittee - low level write (copy) a Unix file to MSDOS

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       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 _m_c_d 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:/.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       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)

BBUUGGSS
       An unfortunate side effect  of  not  guessing  the  proper
       device (when multiple disk capacities are supported) is an



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MTOOLS(5)                                               MTOOLS(5)


       occasional error message from the  device  driver.   These
       can be safely ignored.























































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