mtools – Utilities to access DOS disks in Unix
Summary :
Mtools is a public domain collection of tools to allow Unix systems to manipulate DOS files: Read, Write, Delete & Move around files on an DOS file system (Default floppy). Each program attempts to emulate the MS-DOS equivalent command. No need to mount the DOS file system.
Example:
$ mdir — List files from the floppy.
$ minfo — Get DOS FS info.
$ mdu dir1 — Space usage report of dir1.
$ mcopy myfile a: — Copy DOS files to/from Linux.
$ mcd dir1 — Change the current dir to a:/dir1.
$ mmove file1 file2 — Move/Rename an DOS file/subdir.
$ mdel file — Del a DOS file from floppy.
$ mdeltree dir — Del a DOS dirtree from floppy.
$ mformat — Create a DOS FS in a formatted floppy.
$ mlabel — Make DOS volume label.
Note:
- More tools are available in MTool Set.
- Behavior of MTools will change depending upon the config
/etc/mtools.conf.
Read: man mtools