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NAME

       mcopy - mtools utility to copy DOS files to and from a UNIX operating system

SYNOPSIS

       mcopy [-mntv] sourcefile targetfile

       mcopy [-mntv] sourcefile [sourcefiles...] targetdirectory

OPTIONS

       Preserves  the  file  modification time.  Specifies that a warning is not issued when an existing file is specified as the target file.	If
       this option is not specified, the mcopy command verifies whether or not to overwrite an existing file.  Specifies  a  text  file  transfer.
       Line  terminators are converted to the appropriate format.  Specifies verbose mode.  The new file name is displayed if the name supplied is
       invalid.

DESCRIPTION

       The mcopy command copies the specified file to the named file, or copies multiple files to the named directory.	 The  specified  files	or
       directories can be either DOS or UNIX files.

       If the file is a text file line terminators are converted to the appropriate format.

       Using a drive letter designation on the DOS files such as 'a:' determines the direction of the transfer.  A missing drive designation indi-
       cates a UNIX file whose path starts in the current directory.

       DOS subdirectory names that contain the '/' or '' separator are supported.  If you use the '' separator or wildcards,	you  must  enclose
       file names in quotes to protect them from the shell.

       The mcd command can be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to DOS), otherwise the default is A:.

       Not  all  UNIX file names are supported in the DOS world.  The mcopy command may have to change UNIX names to fit the DOS file name conven-
       tions. The following table shows some examples of file name conversions:

       -----------------------------------------------
       UNIX name     DOS name	Reason for the change
       -----------------------------------------------
       thisisatest   THISISAT	file name too long
       file.stuff    FILE.STU	extension too long
       prn.txt	     XRN.TXT	PRN is a device name
       .abc	     X.ABC	null file name
       hot+cold      HOTXCOLD	illegal character
       -----------------------------------------------

RESTRICTIONS

       The following restrictions exist: Omitting the destination directory is not supported.  Using the  plus	(+)  operator  is  not	supported.
       Using a drive letter designation on DOS files is required with this command only, not with other mtools.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned: Success.  Failure.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       The  following environment variables affect the execution of mcopy: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the cur-
       rent mtools working directory as established by the mcd command.  If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used.

FILES

       Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command.  If this file  does  not  exist,  the  default
       mtools working directory is A:.  Executable file

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  dos2unix(1), mcd(1), mdiskcopy(1), mread(1), mtools(1), mwrite(1), unix2dos(1)

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Name
mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix

Note of warning
This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete. See the
end of this man page for details.

Description
The mcopy command is used to copy MS-DOS files to and from Unix. It uses the following syntax:

mcopy [-bspanvmQT] [-D clash_option] sourcefile targetfile
mcopy [-bspanvmQT] [-D clash_option] sourcefile [ sourcefiles... ] targetdirectory
mcopy [-tnvm] MSDOSsourcefile

Mcopy copies the specified file to the named file, or copies multiple files to the named directory. The source and target can be either
MS-DOS or Unix files.

The use of a drive letter designation on the MS-DOS files, 'a:' for example, determines the direction of the transfer. A missing drive
designation implies a Unix file whose path starts in the current directory. If a source drive letter is specified with no attached file
name (e.g. mcopy a: .), all files are copied from that drive.

If only a single, MS-DOS source parameter is provided (e.g. "mcopy a:foo.exe"), an implied destination of the current directory (`.') is
assumed.

A filename of `-' means standard input or standard output, depending on its position on the command line.

Mcopy accepts the following command line options:

t Text file transfer. Mcopy translates incoming carriage return/line feeds to line feeds when copying from MS-DOS to Unix, and vice-
versa when copying from Unix to MS-DOS.

b Batch mode. Optimized for huge recursive copies, but less secure if a crash happens during the copy.

s Recursive copy. Also copies directories and their contents

p Preserves the attributes of the copied files

Q When mcopying multiple files, quits as soon as one copy fails (for example due to lacking storage space on the target disk)

a Text (ASCII) file transfer. ASCII translates incoming carriage return/line feeds to line feeds.

T Text (ASCII) file transfer with character set conversion. Differs from -a in the ASCII also translates incoming PC-8 characters to
ISO-8859-1 equivalents as far as possible. When reading DOS files, untranslatable characters are replaced by '#'; when writing DOS
files, untranslatable characters are replaced by '.'.

n No confirmation when overwriting Unix files. ASCII doesn't warn the user when overwriting an existing Unix file. If the target file
already exists, and the -n option is not in effect, mcopy asks whether to overwrite the file or to rename the new file (`name
clashes') for details). In order to switch off confirmation for DOS files, use -o.

m Preserve the file modification time.

v Verbose. Displays the name of each file as it is copied.

Bugs
Unlike MS-DOS, the '+' operator (append) from MS-DOS is not supported. However, you may use mtype to produce the same effect:

mtype a:file1 a:file2 a:file3 >unixfile
mtype a:file1 a:file2 a:file3 | mcopy - a:msdosfile

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