mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
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Description
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 trans
fer. 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 car
riage return/line feeds to line feeds when copying
from Dos to Unix, and vice-versa when copying from
Unix to 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
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. Mcopy translates
incoming carriage return/line feeds to line feeds.
T Text (Ascii) file transfer with charset conversion.
Differs from -a in the Mcopy also translates incom
ing PC-8 characters to ISO-8859-1 equivalents as
far as possible. When reading DOS files, untrans
latable characters are replaced by '#'; when writ
ing DOS files, untranslatable characters are
replaced by '.'.
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.
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).
v Verbose. Displays the name of each file as it is
copied.
Bugs
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
See Also
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