Mtools - tools for manipulating MSDOS files

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 (typically 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 '\e\' separator. The use of the '\e\' 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 on-line manual pages for: 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)