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- mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
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- This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's
- texinfo documentation. However, this process is only
- approximative, and some items, such as crossreferences,
- footnotes and indices are lost in this translation process.
- Indeed, this items have no appropriate representation in the
- manpage format. Moreover, only the items specific to each
- command have been translated, and the general information
- about mtools has been dropped in the manpage version. Thus
- I strongly advise you to use the original texinfo doc.
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- * To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run
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- The mcopy command is used to copy MS-DOS files to and from
- Unix. It uses the following syntax:
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- mcopy [-b/ptnvmoQOsSrRA] _s_o_u_r_c_e_f_i_l_e _t_a_r_g_e_t_f_i_l_e
- mcopy [-b/ptnvmoQOsSrRA] _s_o_u_r_c_e_f_i_l_e [ _s_o_u_r_c_e_f_i_l_e_s... ] _t_a_r_g_e_t_d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y
- mcopy [-tnvm] _M_S_D_O_S_s_o_u_r_c_e_f_i_l_e
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- multiple files to the named directory. The source and
- target can be either MS-DOS or Unix files.
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- The use of a drive letter designation on the MS-DOS 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.
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- If only a single, MS-DOS source parameter is provided (e.g.
- "mcopy a:foo.exe"), an implied destination of the current
- directory (`.') is assumed.
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- A filename of `-' means standard input or standard output,
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- Mcopy accepts the following command line options:
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- b Batch mode. Optimized for huge recursive copies, but
- less secure if a crash happens during the copy.
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- / Recursive copy. Also copies directories and their
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- p Preserves the attributes of the copied files
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- Q When mcopying multiple files, quits as soon as one copy
- fails (for example due to lacking storage space on the
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- t Text file transfer. Mcopy translates incoming carriage
- return/line feeds to line feeds.
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- n No confirmation when overwriting Unix files. Mcopy
- doesn't warn the user when overwriting an existing Unix
- file. In order to switch off confirmation for DOS
- files, use -o.
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- 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 (`name clashes') for details).
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- Unlike MS-DOS, the '+' operator (append) from MS-DOS is not
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