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NAME

       mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix

SYNOPSIS

       mcopy [ -tnvm ] sourcefile targetfile

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

DESCRIPTION

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

       The use of a drive letter designation on the MSDOS files, 'a:' for example, determines the direction of the transfer.  A missing drive des-
       ignation implies a Unix file whose path starts in the current directory

       Mcopy will allow the following command line options:

       t      Text file transfer.  Mcopy will translate incoming carriage return/line feeds to line feeds.

       n      No warning.  Mcopy will not warn the user when overwriting an existing file.

       v      Verbose mode.

       m      Preserve the file modification time.

       If the target file already exists, and the -n option is not in effect, mcopy asks whether or not to overwrite the file.

       MSDOS  subdirectory  names  are supported with 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 mcd command may be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to MSDOS), otherwise the default is A:/.

SEE ALSO

       mcd(1), mread(1), mwrite(1)

BUGS

       Unlike MSDOS, the destination directory may not be omitted.

       The '+' operator (append) from MSDOS is not supported.

       No other Mtools command requires the use of a drive letter designation on MSDOS files.

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Name
mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix

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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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