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Mtools doc ********** This is mtools' documentation.
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· Common features
· Configuration
· Commands
· Compiling mtools
· Porting mtools
· Command Index
· Variable Index
· Concept Index
Introduction
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Mtools is a collection of tools to allow Unix systems to manipulate
MS-DOS files: read, write, and move around files on an MS-DOS file
system (typically a floppy disk). Where reasonable, each program
attempts to emulate the MS-DOS equivalent command. However, unnecessary
restrictions and oddities of DOS are not emulated. For instance, it is
possible to move subdirectories from one subdirectory to another.
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
preliminary mounting or initialization (assuming the default
'/etc/mtools.conf' works on your machine). With mtools, one can change
floppies too without unmounting and mounting.
This manual is for Mtools (version 4.0.32, July 2021), which is a
collection of tools to allow Unix systems to manipulate MS-DOS files.
Copyright (C) 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copyright
(C) 1996-2005,2007-2011,2013 Alain Knaff.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software
Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts,
and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in
the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
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· Location Where to find mtools and early bug fixes
· Common features Common features of all mtools commands
· Configuration How to configure mtools for your environment
· Commands The available mtools commands
· Compiling mtools Architecture specific compilation flags
· Porting mtools Porting mtools to architectures which are not
yet supported
· Command Index Command Index
· Variable Index Variable Index
· Concept Index Concept Index