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NAME
     mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix

SYNOPSIS
     mcopy [ -tnvm ] sourcefile targetfile

     mcopy [ -tnvm ] sourcefile [ sourcefiles...  ]  targetdirec-
     tory

DESCRIPTION
     Mcopy copies the specified file to the named file, or copies
     multiple  files to the named directory.  The source and tar-
     get can be either MSDOS or Unix files.

     The use of a drive letter designation on  the  MSDOS  files,
     'a:'  for example, determines the direction of the transfer.
     A missing drive designation implies a Unix file  whose  path
     starts in the current directory

     Mcopy will allow the following command line options:

     t    Text file transfer.  Mcopy will translate incoming car-
          riage return/line feeds to line feeds.

     n    No  warning.   Mcopy  will  not  warn  the  user   when
          overwriting an existing file.

     v    Verbose mode.

     m    Preserve the file modification time.

     If the target file already exists, and the -n option is  not
     in effect, mcopy asks whether or not to overwrite the file.

     MSDOS subdirectory names 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), otherwise the
     default is A:/.

     Mcopy returns 0 on success, 1 on utter failure, or 2 on par-
     tial failure.

SEE ALSO
     mcd(1), mread(1), mwrite(1)

BUGS
     Unlike MSDOS, the destination directory may not be omitted.

     The '+' operator (append) from MSDOS is not supported.

     No other Mtools command requires the use of a  drive  letter
     designation on MSDOS files.