mtools: mcopy
4.8 Mcopy
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The `mcopy' command is used to copy MS-DOS files to and from Unix. It
uses the following syntax:
`mcopy' [`-bspanvmQT'] [`-D' CLASH_OPTION] SOURCEFILE TARGETFILE
`mcopy' [`-bspanvmQT'] [`-D' CLASH_OPTION] SOURCEFILE [ SOURCEFILES... ] TARGETDIRECTORY
`mcopy' [`-tnvm'] MSDOSSOURCEFILE
`Mcopy' copies the specified file to the named file, or copies
multiple files to the named directory. The source and target can be
either MS-DOS or Unix files.
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.
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.
A filename of ``-'' means standard input or standard output,
depending on its position on the command line.
`Mcopy' accepts the following command line options:
`t'
Text file transfer. Mcopy translates incoming carriage return/line
feeds to line feeds when copying from MS-DOS to Unix, and
vice-versa when copying from Unix to MS-DOS.
`b'
Batch mode. Optimized for huge recursive copies, but less secure
if a crash happens during the copy.
`s'
Recursive copy. Also copies directories and their contents
`p'
Preserves the attributes of the copied files
`Q'
When mcopying multiple files, quits as soon as one copy fails (for
example due to lacking storage space on the target disk)
`a'
Text (ASCII) file transfer. `ASCII' translates incoming carriage
return/line feeds to line feeds.
`T'
Text (ASCII) file transfer with character set conversion. Differs
from `-a' in the `ASCII' also translates incoming PC-8 characters
to ISO-8859-1 equivalents as far as possible. When reading DOS
files, untranslatable characters are replaced by '`#''; when
writing DOS files, untranslatable characters are replaced by '`.''.
`n'
No confirmation when overwriting Unix files. `ASCII' doesn't warn
the user when overwriting an existing Unix file. 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). In order to switch off
confirmation for DOS files, use `-o'.
`m'
Preserve the file modification time.
`v'
Verbose. Displays the name of each file as it is copied.
4.8.1 Bugs
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Unlike MS-DOS, the '+' operator (append) from MS-DOS is not supported.
However, you may use `mtype' to produce the same effect:
mtype a:file1 a:file2 a:file3 >unixfile
mtype a:file1 a:file2 a:file3 | mcopy - a:msdosfile
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