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- NAME
- mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
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- SYNOPSIS
- mcopy [ -tnvm ] sourcefile targetfile
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- mcopy [ -tnvm ] sourcefile [ sourcefiles... ] targetdirec-
- tory
-
- 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.
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- The use of a drive letter designation on the MSDOS files,
- 'a:' for example, determines the direction of the trans-
- fer. A missing drive designation implies a Unix file
- whose path starts in the current directory
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- Mcopy will allow the following command line options:
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- 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.
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- v Verbose mode.
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- m Preserve the file modification time.
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- If the target file already exists, and the -n option is
- not in effect, mcopy asks whether or not to overwrite the
- file.
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- MSDOS subdirectory names are supported with either the '/'
- or '\' separator. The use of the '\' separator or wild-
- cards will require the names to be enclosed in quotes to
- protect them from the shell.
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- The mcd command may be used to establish the device and
- the current working directory (relative to MSDOS), other-
- wise the default is A:/.
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- Mcopy returns 0 on success, 1 on utter failure, or 2 on
- partial failure.
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- SEE ALSO
- mcd(1), mread(1), mwrite(1)
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- BUGS
- Unlike MSDOS, the destination directory may not be omit-
- ted.
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- The '+' operator (append) from MSDOS is not supported.
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- No other Mtools command requires the use of a drive letter
- designation on MSDOS files.
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