UCO/Lick Observatory Computing Facility

NAME
     mwrite - low level write (copy) a Unix file to MSDOS

SYNOPSIS
     mwrite [ -tnvm ] unixfile msdosfile

     mwrite [ -tnvm ] unixfile [ unixfiles... ] msdosdirectory

DESCRIPTION
     In the first form, mwrite copies the specified Unix file  to
     the named MSDOS file.  The second form of the command copies
     multiple Unix files to the named MSDOS directory.

     Mwrite will allow the following command line options:

     t    Text file transfer.   Mwrite  will  translate  incoming
          line feeds to carriage return/line feeds.

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

     v    Verbose mode.  Display the new  filename  if  the  Unix
          filename requires conversion.

     m    Preserve the file modification times.

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

     Reasonable care is taken to create a valid  MSDOS  filename.
     If an invalid name is specified, mwrite will change the name
     (and display the new name if the verbose mode is set).

     MSDOS subdirectory names are are supported with  either  the
     '/' or '\' separator.  The use of the '\' separator or wild-
     cards 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:/.

     Mwrite returns 0 on success, 1 on utter  failure,  or  2  on
     partial failure.

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

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