is a collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them.
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| rules. For example, `@code{*}' matches all MS-DOS files in lieu of | | rules. For example, `@code{*}' matches all MS-DOS files in lieu of |
| `@code{*.*}'. The archive, hidden, read-only and system attribute bits | | `@code{*.*}'. The archive, hidden, read-only and system attribute bits |
| are ignored during pattern matching. | | are ignored during pattern matching. |
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| All options use the @code{-} (minus) as their first character, not | | All options use the @code{-} (minus) as their first character, not |
| @code{/} as you'd expect in MS-DOS. | | @code{/} as you'd expect in MS-DOS. |
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| Most mtools commands allow multiple filename parameters, which | | Most mtools commands allow multiple filename parameters, which |
| doesn't follow MS-DOS conventions, but which is more user-friendly. | | doesn't follow MS-DOS conventions, but which is more user-friendly. |
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| Most mtools commands allow options that instruct them how to handle file | | Most mtools commands allow options that instruct them how to handle |
| name clashes. @xref{name clashes}, for more details on these. All | | file name clashes. @xref{name clashes}, for more details on these. |
| commands accept the @code{-V} flags which prints the version, and most | | |
| accept the @code{-v} flag, which switches on verbose mode. In verbose | | All commands accept the @code{-i} flag which allows to specify an |
| mode, these commands print out the name of the MS-DOS files upon which | | image file (@xref{drive letters}). |
| they act, unless stated otherwise. @xref{Commands}, for a description of | | |
| the options which are specific to each command. | | All commands accept the @code{-V} flag which prints the version, and |
| | most accept the @code{-v} flag, which switches on verbose mode. In |
| | verbose mode, these commands print out the name of the MS-DOS files |
| | upon which they act, unless stated otherwise. @xref{Commands}, for a |
| | description of the options which are specific to each command. |
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| @node drive letters, directory, arguments, Common features | | @node drive letters, directory, arguments, Common features |
| @section Drive letters | | @section Drive letters |
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| The meaning of the drive letters depends on the target architectures. | | The meaning of the drive letters depends on the target architectures. |
| However, on most target architectures, drive A is the first floppy | | However, on most target architectures, drive A is the first floppy |
| drive, drive B is the second floppy drive (if available), drive J is a | | drive, drive B is the second floppy drive (if available), drive J is a |
| Jaz drive (if available), and drive Z is a Zip drive (if available). On | | Jaz drive (if available), and drive Z is a Zip drive (if available). On |
| those systems where the device name is derived from the SCSI id, the Jaz | | those systems where the device name is derived from the SCSI id, the Jaz |
| drive is assumed to be at SCSI target 4, and the Zip at SCSI target 5 | | drive is assumed to be at SCSI target 4, and the Zip at SCSI target 5 |
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| all mtools commands are not described here, @ref{arguments} for a | | all mtools commands are not described here, @ref{arguments} for a |
| description of those. | | description of those. |
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| @menu | | @menu |
| * floppyd:: floppy daemon to run on your X server box | | * floppyd:: floppy daemon to run on your X server box |
| * floppyd_installtest:: small utility to check for the presence of floppyd | | * floppyd_installtest:: small utility to check for the presence of floppyd |
| * mattrib:: change MS-DOS file attribute flags | | * mattrib:: change MS-DOS file attribute flags |
| * mbadblocks:: tests a floppy disk, and marks the bad blocks in the FAT | | * mbadblocks:: tests a floppy disk, and marks the bad blocks in the FAT |
| * mcat:: same as cat. Only useful with floppyd. | | * mcat:: same as cat. Only useful with floppyd. |
| * mcd:: change MS-DOS directory | | * mcd:: change MS-DOS directory |
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| * mclasserase:: erase memory card | | |
| * mcopy:: copy MS-DOS files to/from Unix | | * mcopy:: copy MS-DOS files to/from Unix |
| * mdel:: delete an MS-DOS file | | * mdel:: delete an MS-DOS file |
| * mdeltree:: recursively delete an MS-DOS directory | | * mdeltree:: recursively delete an MS-DOS directory |
| * mdir:: display an MS-DOS directory | | * mdir:: display an MS-DOS directory |
| * mdu:: list space occupied by directory and its contents | | * mdu:: list space occupied by directory and its contents |
| * mformat:: add an MS-DOS file system to a low-level formatted floppy
disk | | * mformat:: add an MS-DOS file system to a low-level formatted floppy
disk |
| * minfo:: get information about an MS-DOS file system. | | * minfo:: get information about an MS-DOS file system. |
| * mlabel:: make an MS-DOS volume label | | * mlabel:: make an MS-DOS volume label |
| * mkmanifest:: makes a list of short name equivalents | | * mkmanifest:: makes a list of short name equivalents |
| * mmd:: make an MS-DOS subdirectory | | * mmd:: make an MS-DOS subdirectory |
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| Now it is possible to create boot floppies remotely. | | Now it is possible to create boot floppies remotely. |
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| The default operation is reading. The output is written to stdout. | | The default operation is reading. The output is written to stdout. |
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| If the @code{-w} option is specified, mcat reads a disk-image from | | If the @code{-w} option is specified, mcat reads a disk-image from |
| stdin and writes it to the given device. | | stdin and writes it to the given device. |
| @strong{Use this carefully!} Because of the low-level nature of this | | @strong{Use this carefully!} Because of the low-level nature of this |
| command, it will happily destroy any data written before on the | | command, it will happily destroy any data written before on the |
| disk without warning! | | disk without warning! |
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| @node mcd, mclasserase, mcat, Commands | | @node mcd, mcopy, mcat, Commands |
| @section Mcd | | @section Mcd |
| @pindex mcd | | @pindex mcd |
| @cindex Directory (changing) | | @cindex Directory (changing) |
| @cindex Working directory | | @cindex Working directory |
| @cindex Current working directory (changing the) | | @cindex Current working directory (changing the) |
| @cindex Default directory (changing the) | | @cindex Default directory (changing the) |
| @cindex Mcwd file | | @cindex Mcwd file |
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| The @code{mcd} command is used to change the mtools working directory | | The @code{mcd} command is used to change the mtools working directory |
| on the MS-DOS disk. It uses the following syntax: | | on the MS-DOS disk. It uses the following syntax: |
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| The environmental variable @code{MCWD} may be used to locate the file | | The environmental variable @code{MCWD} may be used to locate the file |
| where the device and current working directory information is stored. | | where the device and current working directory information is stored. |
| The default is @file{$HOME/.mcwd}. Information in this file is ignored | | The default is @file{$HOME/.mcwd}. Information in this file is ignored |
| if the file is more than 6 hours old. | | if the file is more than 6 hours old. |
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| @code{Mcd} returns 0 on success or 1 on failure. | | @code{Mcd} returns 0 on success or 1 on failure. |
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| Unlike MS-DOS versions of @code{CD}, @code{mcd} can be used to change to | | Unlike MS-DOS versions of @code{CD}, @code{mcd} can be used to change to |
| another device. It may be wise to remove old @file{.mcwd} files at logout. | | another device. It may be wise to remove old @file{.mcwd} files at logout. |
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| @node mclasserase, mcopy, mcd, Commands | | @node mcopy, mdel, mcd, Commands |
| @section Mclasserase | | |
| @pindex mclasserase | | |
| @cindex Memory Card | | |
| @cindex Physically erase | | |
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| The @code{mclasserase} command is used to wipe memory cards by | | |
| overwriting it three times: first with @code{0xff}, then with | | |
| @code{0x00}, then with @code{0xff} again. The command uses the following | | |
| syntax: | | |
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| @example | | |
| @code{mclasserase} [@code{-d}] @var{msdosdrive} | | |
| @end example | | |
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| MS-DOS drive is optional, if none is specified, use @code{A:}. If more than | | |
| one drive are specified, all but the last are ignored. | | |
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| @code{Mclasserase} accepts the following command line options: | | |
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| @table @code | | |
| @item d | | |
| Stop after each erase cycle, for testing purposes | | |
| @item p | | |
| Not yet implemented | | |
| @end table | | |
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| @code{Mclasserase} returns 0 on success or -1 on failure. | | |
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| @node mcopy, mdel, mclasserase, Commands | | |
| @section Mcopy | | @section Mcopy |
| @pindex mcopy | | @pindex mcopy |
| @cindex Reading MS-DOS files | | @cindex Reading MS-DOS files |
| @cindex Writing MS-DOS files | | @cindex Writing MS-DOS files |
| @cindex Copying MS-DOS files | | @cindex Copying MS-DOS files |
| @cindex Concatenating MS-DOS files | | @cindex Concatenating MS-DOS files |
| @cindex Text files | | @cindex Text files |
| @cindex CR/LF conversions | | @cindex CR/LF conversions |
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| The @code{mcopy} command is used to copy MS-DOS files to and from | | The @code{mcopy} command is used to copy MS-DOS files to and from |
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