mzip(1)

Name
       mzip  -  change  protection mode and eject disk on Zip/Jaz
       drive

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 mzip command is used to issue ZIP disk  specific  com-
       mands on Solaris or HPUX. Its syntax is:

       mzip [-epqrwx]

       Mzip allows the following command line options:

       e      Ejects the disk.

       f      Force  eject  even  if the disk is mounted (must be
              given in addition to -e).

       r      Write protect the disk.

       w      Remove write protection.

       p      Password write protect.

       x      Password protect

       q      Queries the status

       To remove the password, set it to one of the  passwordless
       modes  -r  or -w: mzip will then ask you for the password,
       and unlock the disk.  If you have forgotten the  password,
       you  can  get  rid  of it by low-level formatting the disk
       (using your SCSI adaptor's BIOS setup).

       The ZipTools disk shipped with the drive is also  password
       protected.  On Dos or on a Mac, this password is automati-
       cally removed once the ZipTools have been installed.  From
       various  articles  posted  to  Usenet,  I learned that the
       password for the tools disk is  APlaceForYourStuff.   Mzip
       knows  about  this  password,  and  tries it first, before
       prompting you for a password.  Thus mzip -w z: unlocks the
       tools  disk.  The tools disk is formatted in a special way
       so as to be usable both in a PC and in a Mac.   On  a  PC,
       the  Mac  filesystem  appears as a hidden file named `par-
       tishn.mac'.  You may erase it to reclaim the  50  Megs  of
       space taken up by the Mac filesystem.

See Also
       Mtools' texinfo doc