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    NAME
         Mtools - a collection of tools for manipulating MSDOS files

    SYNOPSIS
         mattrib - change MSDOS file attribute flags
         mcd - change MSDOS directory
         mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
         mdel - delete an MSDOS file
         mdir - display an MSDOS directory
         mformat - add an MSDOS filesystem to a low-level formatted diskette
         mlabel - make an MSDOS volume label
         mmd - make an MSDOS subdirectory
         mrd - remove an MSDOS subdirectory
         mread - low level read (copy) an MSDOS file to Unix
         mren - rename an existing MSDOS file
         mtype - display contents of an MSDOS file
         mwrite - low level write (copy) a Unix file to MSDOS

    DESCRIPTION
         Mtools is a public domain collection of programs to allow
         Unix systems to read, write, and manipulate files on an
         MSDOS filesystem (typically a diskette).  Each program
         attempts to emulate the MSDOS equivalent command as closely
         as practical.

         MSDOS filenames are optionally composed of a drive letter
         followed by a colon, a subdirectory, and a filename.  Sub-
         directory names can use 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 regular expression "pattern matching" routines follow
         the Unix-style rules.  For example, '*' matches all MSDOS
         files in lieu of '*.*'.  The archive, hidden, read-only and
         system attribute bits are ignored during pattern matching.

         All options use the '-' (minus) flag, not '/' as you'd
         expect in MSDOS.

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

    SEE ALSO
         mattrib(1), mcd(1), mdel(1), mformat(1), mrd(1), mren(1),
         mtype(1), mcopy(1), mdir(1), mlabel(1), mmd(1), mread(1),
         mwrite(1)

    BUGS
         An unfortunate side effect of not guessing the proper device
         (when multiple disk capacities are supported) is an

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         occasional error message from the device driver.  These can
         be safely ignored.

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