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MSDOS.UTIL(8)                            BSD System Manager's Manual                           MSDOS.UTIL(8)

NAME
     msdos.util -- DOS/Windows (FAT) file system utility

SYNOPSIS
     msdos.util [-m mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4] device node

     msdos.util [-p mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4] device

     msdos.util [-u] device

     msdos.util [-n] device name

DESCRIPTION
     The msdos.util command supports the mounting, probing, and unmounting of FAT file systems.

     Options:
           -m mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
                       mount
           -n          set name
           -p mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
                       probe for mounting
           -u          unmount

     mountflags above are either:
           •   removable or fixed
           •   readonly or writeable
           •   suid or nosuid
           •   dev or nodev

SEE ALSO
     diskarbitrationd(8)

HISTORY
     Derived from the Openstep Workspace Manager file system utility programs.

Darwin                                         March 24, 2001                                         Darwin

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