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From: elie@netcom.com (Elie I. Mourad)
Subject: Re: mread, mwrite, mformat, etc. docs?
Message-ID: <1993Feb21.032459.1626@netcom.com>
Keywords: man mread mwrite /usr/local/bin/*
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References: <20FEB199314013373@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu> <1m6numINN5rk@apache.dtcc.edu>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1993 03:24:59 GMT
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In article <1m6numINN5rk@apache.dtcc.edu> chuck@apache.dtcc.edu (Chuck Whealton) writes:
>In article <20FEB199314013373@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu> hodgesmp@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (HODGESMP) writes:
>>Where can I find docs (e.g., man pages) for the commands located in
>>/usr/local/bin? Particularly, I'm looking for more than simple
>>usage apropos for mread, mwrite, mformat, etc. I assume that these
>>utilities are included for manipulating MS-DOS filesystems, but I
>>have been unable to make them work properly. For example, when
>>I type:
>>
>>mread b:*.* /tmp
>>
>>I get:
>>
>>mread: No match.
>
><EOQ>
>
>I believe you should simply try...
>
>$ mread b:"*.*" /tmp <--- Note the "" quotes.
>
>I had this problem before. It seemed you didn't have to use them
>while in the installation procedure, but after that, you would
>encounter the same problems you have. Why? I have no idea. It does
>seem a bit inconsistent to me, although in the end, the advantages of
>386bsd definately outweigh the little peculiarities!
>
>Chuck
The programs that are distributed in the bin01.01 are buggy.
Download the mtools code and recommpile.
Regards, Elie.
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