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MCOPY(1)            UNIX Programmer's Manual             MCOPY(1)


NAME
     mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix

SYNOPSIS
     mcopy [ -tnvm ] sourcefile targetfile

     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 tar-
     get 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

     Mcopy will allow the following command line options:

     t    Text file transfer.  Mcopy will translate incoming car-
          riage 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 or not to overwrite the file.

     MSDOS subdirectory names are supported with either the '/'
     or '\' separator.  The use of the '\' separator or wildcards
     will require the names to be enclosed in quotes to protect
     them from the shell.

     The mcd command may be used to establish the device and the
     current working directory (relative to MSDOS), otherwise the
     default is A:/.

SEE ALSO
     mcd(1), mread(1), mwrite(1)

BUGS
     Unlike MSDOS, the destination directory may not be omitted.

     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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