mtype(1)

Name
       mtype - display contents of an MSDOS file

Note
       This   manpage   has  been  automatically  generated  from
       mtools's texinfo documentation.  However, this process  is
       only  approximative,  and  some items, such as crossrefer-
       ences, footnotes and indices are lost in this  translation
       process.  Indeed, this items have no appropriate represen-
       tation in the manpage format.  Moreover,  only  the  items
       specific  to  each  command  have been translated, and the
       general information about mtools has been dropped  in  the
       manpage  version.   Thus  I strongly advise you to use the
       original texinfo doc.

       *      To generate a printable copy from the texinfo  doc,
              run the following commands:
                     ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi

       *      To generate a html copy,  run:
                     ./configure; make html
              A     premade     html    can    be    found    at:
              `http://linux.wauug.org/pub/knaff/mtools'

       *      To generate an info copy  (browsable  using  emacs'
              info mode), run:
                     ./configure; make info

       The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html.
       Indeed, in the info version certain examples are difficult
       to read due to the quoting conventions used in info.

Description
       The mtype command is used to display contents of an MS-DOS
       file. Its syntax is:

       mtype [-ts] msdosfile [ msdosfiles... ]

       Mtype displays the specified MS-DOS file on the screen.

       In addition to the standard options, Mtype allows the fol-
       lowing command line options:

       t      Text  file viewing.  Mtype translates incoming car-
              riage return/line feeds to line feeds.

       s      Mtype strips the high bit from the data.

       The mcd command may be used to establish  the  device  and
       the current working directory (relative to MS-DOS), other-
       wise the default is A:/.

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

       Unlike  the  MS-DOS version of TYPE, mtype allows multiple
       arguments.

See Also
       Mtools' texinfo doc