is a collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them.
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| This is mtools.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.5 from mtools.texi. | | This is mtools.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.7 from mtools.texi. |
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| This manual is for Mtools (version 4.0.35, August 2021), which is a | | This manual is for Mtools (version 4.0.36, November 2021), which is a |
| collection of tools to allow Unix systems to manipulate MS-DOS files. | | collection of tools to allow Unix systems to manipulate MS-DOS files. |
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| Copyright (C) 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copyright | | Copyright (C) 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copyright |
| (C) 1996-2005,2007-2011,2013 Alain Knaff. | | (C) 1996-2005,2007-2011,2013 Alain Knaff. |
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| Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this | | Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this |
| document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, | | document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, |
| Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software | | Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software |
| Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, | | Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, |
| and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in | | and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in |
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| attempts to emulate the MS-DOS equivalent command. However, unnecessary | | attempts to emulate the MS-DOS equivalent command. However, unnecessary |
| restrictions and oddities of DOS are not emulated. For instance, it is | | restrictions and oddities of DOS are not emulated. For instance, it is |
| possible to move subdirectories from one subdirectory to another. | | possible to move subdirectories from one subdirectory to another. |
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| Mtools is sufficient to give access to MS-DOS file systems. For | | Mtools is sufficient to give access to MS-DOS file systems. For |
| instance, commands such as 'mdir a:' work on the 'a:' floppy without any | | instance, commands such as 'mdir a:' work on the 'a:' floppy without any |
| preliminary mounting or initialization (assuming the default | | preliminary mounting or initialization (assuming the default |
| '/etc/mtools.conf' works on your machine). With mtools, one can change | | '/etc/mtools.conf' works on your machine). With mtools, one can change |
| floppies too without unmounting and mounting. | | floppies too without unmounting and mounting. |
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| This manual is for Mtools (version 4.0.35, August 2021), which is a | | This manual is for Mtools (version 4.0.36, November 2021), which is a |
| collection of tools to allow Unix systems to manipulate MS-DOS files. | | collection of tools to allow Unix systems to manipulate MS-DOS files. |
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| Copyright (C) 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copyright | | Copyright (C) 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copyright |
| (C) 1996-2005,2007-2011,2013 Alain Knaff. | | (C) 1996-2005,2007-2011,2013 Alain Knaff. |
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| Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this | | Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this |
| document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, | | document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, |
| Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software | | Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software |
| Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, | | Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, |
| and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in | | and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in |
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| * Variable Index:: Variable Index | | * Variable Index:: Variable Index |
| * Concept Index:: Concept Index | | * Concept Index:: Concept Index |
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| File: mtools.info, Node: Location, Next: Common features, Prev: Top, Up: Top | | File: mtools.info, Node: Location, Next: Common features, Prev: Top, Up: Top |
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| 1 Where to get mtools | | 1 Where to get mtools |
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| Mtools can be found at the following places (and their mirrors): | | Mtools can be found at the following places (and their mirrors): |
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| http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mtools/mtools-4.0.35.tar.gz | | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mtools/mtools-4.0.36.tar.gz |
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| These patches are named 'mtools-'VERSION'-'DDMM'.taz', where version | | These patches are named 'mtools-'VERSION'-'DDMM'.taz', where version |
| stands for the base version, DD for the day and MM for the month. Due | | stands for the base version, DD for the day and MM for the month. Due |
| to a lack of space, I usually leave only the most recent patch. | | to a lack of space, I usually leave only the most recent patch. |
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| There is an mtools mailing list at info-mtools @ gnu.org . Please | | There is an mtools mailing list at info-mtools @ gnu.org . Please |
| send all bug reports to this list. You may subscribe to the list at | | send all bug reports to this list. You may subscribe to the list at |
| https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-mtools. (N.B. Please remove | | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-mtools. (N.B. Please remove |
| the spaces around the "@". I left them there in order to fool | | the spaces around the "@". I left them there in order to fool |
| spambots.) Announcements of new mtools versions will also be sent to | | spambots.) Announcements of new mtools versions will also be sent to |
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| * XDF disks (compile time configuration): Compiling mtools. (line 6) | | * XDF disks (compile time configuration): Compiling mtools. (line 6) |
| * XDF disks (how to configure): miscellaneous flags. (line 70) | | * XDF disks (how to configure): miscellaneous flags. (line 70) |
| * Zip disk (utilities): mzip. (line 6) | | * Zip disk (utilities): mzip. (line 6) |
| * Zip disks (partitioning them): mpartition. (line 6) | | * Zip disks (partitioning them): mpartition. (line 6) |
| * Zip disks (partitions): location information. (line 14) | | * Zip disks (partitions): location information. (line 14) |
| * Zip disks (raw SCSI access): miscellaneous flags. (line 17) | | * Zip disks (raw SCSI access): miscellaneous flags. (line 17) |
| * ZipTools disk: mzip. (line 6) | | * ZipTools disk: mzip. (line 6) |
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| Tag Table: | | Tag Table: |
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| Node: Top870 | | Node: Top872 |
| Node: Location3125 | | Node: Location3129 |
| Node: Common features4063 | | Node: Common features4067 |
| Node: arguments4827 | | Node: arguments4831 |
| Node: drive letters6488 | | Node: drive letters6492 |
| Node: directory7842 | | Node: directory7846 |
| Node: long names8288 | | Node: long names8292 |
| Node: name clashes10834 | | Node: name clashes10838 |
| Node: case sensitivity13118 | | Node: case sensitivity13122 |
| Node: high capacity formats14355 | | Node: high capacity formats14359 |
| Node: more sectors15400 | | Node: more sectors15404 |
| Node: bigger sectors16455 | | Node: bigger sectors16459 |
| Node: 2m17184 | | Node: 2m17188 |
| Node: XDF18370 | | Node: XDF18374 |
| Node: exit codes19713 | | Node: exit codes19717 |
| Node: bugs20351 | | Node: bugs20355 |
| Node: Configuration20884 | | Node: Configuration20888 |
| Node: configuration file location22173 | | Node: configuration file location22177 |
| Node: general syntax22626 | | Node: general syntax22630 |
| Node: default values23457 | | Node: default values23461 |
| Node: global variables23985 | | Node: global variables23989 |
| Node: per drive variables26178 | | Node: per drive variables26182 |
| Node: general information27013 | | Node: general information27017 |
| Node: location information27455 | | Node: location information27459 |
| Node: geometry description28984 | | Node: geometry description28988 |
| Node: open flags32845 | | Node: open flags32849 |
| Node: miscellaneous variables33445 | | Node: miscellaneous variables33449 |
| Node: miscellaneous flags37035 | | Node: miscellaneous flags37039 |
| Node: multiple descriptions40665 | | Node: multiple descriptions40669 |
| Node: parsing order42339 | | Node: parsing order42343 |
| Node: old style configuration43370 | | Node: old style configuration43374 |
| Node: Commands44069 | | Node: Commands44073 |
| Node: floppyd45991 | | Node: floppyd45995 |
| Node: floppyd_installtest50784 | | Node: floppyd_installtest50788 |
| Node: mattrib51415 | | Node: mattrib51419 |
| Node: mbadblocks53210 | | Node: mbadblocks53214 |
| Node: mcat54504 | | Node: mcat54508 |
| Node: mcd55318 | | Node: mcd55322 |
| Node: mclasserase56179 | | Node: mclasserase56183 |
| Node: mcopy56855 | | Node: mcopy56859 |
| Node: mdel59873 | | Node: mdel59877 |
| Node: mdeltree60212 | | Node: mdeltree60216 |
| Node: mdir60631 | | Node: mdir60635 |
| Node: mdu61907 | | Node: mdu61911 |
| Node: mformat62413 | | Node: mformat62417 |
| Node: mkmanifest70924 | | Node: mkmanifest70928 |
| Node: minfo72898 | | Node: minfo72902 |
| Node: mlabel73468 | | Node: mlabel73472 |
| Node: mmd74621 | | Node: mmd74625 |
| Node: mmount74970 | | Node: mmount74974 |
| Node: mmove75573 | | Node: mmove75577 |
| Node: mpartition76378 | | Node: mpartition76382 |
| Node: mrd81904 | | Node: mrd81908 |
| Node: mren82262 | | Node: mren82266 |
| Node: mshortname83011 | | Node: mshortname83015 |
| Node: mshowfat83341 | | Node: mshowfat83345 |
| Node: mtoolstest83750 | | Node: mtoolstest83754 |
| Node: mtype84322 | | Node: mtype84326 |
| Node: mzip85173 | | Node: mzip85177 |
| Ref: mzip-Footnote-187198 | | Ref: mzip-Footnote-187202 |
| Ref: mzip-Footnote-287279 | | Ref: mzip-Footnote-287283 |
| Node: Compiling mtools87566 | | Node: Compiling mtools87570 |
| Node: Porting mtools88665 | | Node: Porting mtools88669 |
| Node: Command Index94573 | | Node: Command Index94577 |
| Node: Variable Index94701 | | Node: Variable Index94705 |
| Node: Concept Index96524 | | Node: Concept Index96528 |
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| End Tag Table | | End Tag Table |
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