mwrite - low level write (copy) a Unix file to MSDOS
SYNOPSIS
mwrite [ -tnvm ] unixfile msdosfile
mwrite [ -tnvm ] unixfile [ unixfiles... ] msdosdirectory
DESCRIPTION
In the first form, mwrite copies the specified Unix file
to the named MSDOS file. The second form of the command
copies multiple Unix files to the named MSDOS directory.
Mwrite will allow the following command line options:
t Text file transfer. Mwrite will translate incoming
line feeds to carriage return/line feeds.
n No warning. Mwrite will not warn the user when
overwriting an existing file.
v Verbose mode. Display the new filename if the Unix
filename requires conversion.
m Preserve the file modification times.
If the target file already exists, and the -n option is
not in effect, mwrite asks whether or not to overwrite the
file.
Reasonable care is taken to create a valid MSDOS filename.
If an invalid name is specified, mwrite will change the
name (and display the new name if the verbose mode is
set).
MSDOS subdirectory names are 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), other-
wise the default is A:/.
Mwrite returns 0 on success, 1 on utter failure, or 2 on
partial failure.
SEE ALSO
mcd(1), mcopy(1), mread(1)
BUGS
Unlike MSDOS, the destination directory may not be omit-
ted.
Release 1.1d7 of the Be OS
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