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Mtools doc
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This is mtools' documentation.

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 4.0.23, December 2018), 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".

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