mtools(1) [bsd man page]

MTOOLS(1)						      General Commands Manual							 MTOOLS(1)

NAME

       Mtools - a collection of tools for manipulating MSDOS files

SYNOPSIS

       mattrib - change MSDOS file attribute flags
       mcd - change MSDOS directory
       mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
       mdel - delete an MSDOS file
       mdir - display an MSDOS directory
       mformat - add an MSDOS filesystem to a low-level formatted diskette
       mlabel - make an MSDOS volume label
       mmd - make an MSDOS subdirectory
       mrd - remove an MSDOS subdirectory
       mread - low level read (copy) an MSDOS file to Unix
       mren - rename an existing MSDOS file
       mtype - display contents of an MSDOS file
       mwrite - low level write (copy) a Unix file to MSDOS

DESCRIPTION

       Mtools  is  a public domain collection of programs to allow Unix systems to read, write, and manipulate files on an MSDOS filesystem (typi-
       cally 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.  Subdirectory 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 mcd command is used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to the MSDOS filesystem), otherwise the default
       is assumed to be A:/.

SEE ALSO

       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)

BUGS

       An unfortunate side effect of not guessing the proper device (when multiple disk capacities are supported) is an occasional  error  message
       from the device driver.	These can be safely ignored.

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dxmtools(1)						      General Commands Manual						       dxmtools(1)

NAME

       dxmtools - DOS Tools Graphical User Interface for manipulating files on an MSDOS diskette

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/bin/X11/dxmtools

OPTIONS

DESCRIPTION

       The  DOS  Tools	application, dxmtools, uses a graphical user interface to copy files to and from an MSDOS formatted diskette to manipulate
       files on that diskette, in the same manner as the mtools(1) commands, which are accessed from the command line interface.

       The DOS Tools application accepts the standard X11 resource options.  For more information, see the X(1X) reference page

       Use the DOS Tools application to: Copy a diskette file to Tru64 UNIX Copy Tru64 UNIX files to  the  diskette  Create  a	directory  on  the
       diskette  Delete  diskette  files  Format  a  diskette  Change  the diskette volume label Change the archive, read-only, hidden, and system
       attribute bits on a diskette file Display the contents of a diskette file Find a diskette file by its name,  size,  or  attribute  settings
       Rename a diskette file.

       MSDOS  filenames are optionally composed of a drive letter followed by a colon, optional subdirectories, and a filename. Subdirectory names
       can use either the '/' or '' separator. The current working directory relative to the diskette is A:/.

       The regular expression pattern matching routines follow the UNIX-style rules. For example, an asterisk (*), in place of asterisks separated
       by  a  dot  (.)	that is *.*, matches all MSDOS files. The archive, hidden, read-only, and system attribute bits are ignored during pattern
       matching.

       The DOS Tools application requires a diskette properly installed on the system.

       The DOS Tools application addresses a device named /dev/disk/floppy; a symbolic link between the diskette device  and  /dev/disk/floppy	is
       required.

       Online help is available for the dxmtools application.  To get help, click on any Help button or use the Help pull-down menu.

       The DOS Tools application can be invoked from:

       The CDE Application Manager.
       Application Group: Desktop_Apps
       Desktop_Apps Subgroup: dxmtools

EXAMPLES

       Invoke the DOS Tools application from the command line.	/usr/bin/X11/dxmtools Open the DOS Tools help volume from the command line without
       running the application.  /usr/dt/bin/dthelpview -h /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/dxmtools.sdl

FILES

       DOS Tools executable DOS Tools Help Volume Symbolic link for diskette drive.

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  ln(1), mattrib(1), mcd(1), mcopy(1), mdel(1), mdir(1),  mlabel(1),  mmd(1),  mrd(1),	mread(1),  mren(1),  mtools(1),  mtype(1),
       mwrite(1), X(1X)

       Diskette interface:  fd(7)

       Utilities:  MAKEDEV(8), mknod(8)

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