Linux mtools Command

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The Linux mtools command is used to display the instructions supported by mtools.

mtools is a tool program for the MS-DOS file system, which can simulate many MS-DOS commands. These commands are symbolic links to mtools, so they share some common features.

Syntax

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Parameter Description:

-a 　Automatically change the long file name of the target file when it is duplicated.
-A 　Automatically change the short file name of the target file when the short file name is duplicated but the long file name is different.
-o 　Overwrite the existing file with the target file when the long file name is duplicated.
-O 　Overwrite the existing file with the target file when the short file name is duplicated but the long file name is different.
-r 　Prompt the user to change the long file name of the target file when it is duplicated.
-R 　Prompt the user to change the short file name of the target file when the short file name is duplicated but the long file name is different.
-s 　Do not process the target file when the long file name is duplicated.
-S 　Do not process the target file when the short file name is duplicated but the long file name is different.
-v 　Display detailed explanations during execution.
-V 　Display version information.

Example

Display the MS-DOS commands supported by the mtools package.

By simply entering mtools at the command prompt, it will display the supported MS-DOS commands, as shown below:

$ mtools # Display supported MS-DOS commands
Supported commands: # Command list
mattrib, mbadblocks, mcat, mcd, mclasserase, mcopy, mdel, mdeltree
mdir, mdoctorfat, mdu, mformat, minfo, mlabel, mmd, mmount
mpartition, mrd, mread, mmove, mren, mshowfat, mtoolstest, mtype
mwrite, mzip

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