mkmanifest - create a shell script to restore Unix file-
names
SYNOPSIS
mkmanifest [ files ]
DESCRIPTION
Mkmanifest creates a shell script that will aid in the
restoration of Unix filenames that got clobbered by the
MSDOS filename restrictions. MSDOS filenames are
restricted to 8 character names, 3 character extensions,
upper case only, no device names, and no illegal charac-
ters.
The mkmanifest program is compatible with the methods used
in pcomm, arc, and mtools to change perfectly good Unix
filenames to fit the MSDOS restrictions.
EXAMPLE
I want to copy the following Unix files to a MSDOS
diskette (using the mcopy command).
very_long_name
2.many.dots
illegal:
good.c
prn.dev
Capital
Mcopy will convert the names to:
very_lon
2xmany.dot
illegalx
good.c
xprn.dev
capital
The command:
mkmanifest very_long_name 2.many.dots illegal: good.c
prn.dev Capital > manifest
would produce the following:
mv very_lon very_long_name
mv 2xmany.dot 2.many.dots
mv illegalx illegal:
mv xprn.dev prn.dev
mv capital Capital
Notice that "good.c" did not require any conversion, so it
another Unix system, and I now want the files back to
their original names. If the file "manifest" (the output
captured above) was sent along with those files, it could
be used to convert the filenames.
SEE ALSO
arc(1), pcomm(1), mtools(1)
Release 1.1d7 of the Be OS
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