MCOPY

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NAME

mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix

SYNOPSIS

mcopy [ -tnvmoOsSrRA ] sourcefile targetfile

mcopy [ -tnvmoOsSrRA ] sourcefile [ sourcefiles... ] targetdirectory

mcopy [ -tnvm ] MSDOSsourcefile

DESCRIPTION

Mcopy copies the specified file to the named file, or copies multiple files to the named directory. The source and target can be either MSDOS or Unix files.

The use of a drive letter designation on the MSDOS files, 'a:' for example, determines the direction of the transfer. A missing drive designation implies a Unix file whose path starts in the current directory. If a source drive letter is specified with no attached file name (e.g. "mcopy a: ."), all files are copied from that drive.

If only a single, MSDOS source parameter is provided (e.g. "mcopy a:foo.exe"), an implied destination of the current directory (".") is assumed.

A filename of "-" means standard input or standard output, depending on its position on the command line.

Mcopy will allow the following command line options:

t: Text file transfer. Mcopy will translate incoming carriage return/line feeds to line feeds.
n: No warning. Mcopy will not warn the user when overwriting an existing file.
v: Verbose mode.
m: Preserve the file modification time.

If the target file already exists, and the -n option is not in effect, mcopy asks whether to overwrite the file or to rename the new file (see the mtools.1 manpage for details).

BUGS

Unlike MSDOS, the '+' operator (append) from MSDOS is not supported.