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Subject: MSDOS <--> [386BSD] partition ???
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Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:19:47 GMT


I have two-partitions (MS-DOS 5.0 and BSD) and I have problems
with exchange of files between these two partitions. Therefore

Three questions:

1. Is there a MS-DOS program to read files on BSD partition.
(i.e. to understand unix file structure)
2. Where can I find some documentation for mtools. There are no manual
   pages!
3. the command 
     mread "c:autoexec.bat"  (just for example)
  failed with message
  c: probable not MS-DOS partition.
  (I used standard fdisk from MS-DOS distribution.)

BTW. Why file whatis.db is absent. It would be very usefull
to have -k switch in man.

Pavel Ganelin
48ganelin@cua.edu