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diff --git a/mmount.1 b/mmount.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d232cb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/mmount.1 @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +'\" t +.TH mmount 1 "09Jan13" mtools-4.0.18 +.SH Name +mmount - mount an MSDOS disk +'\" t +.de TQ +.br +.ns +.TP \\$1 +.. + +.tr \(is' +.tr \(if` +.tr \(pd" + +.SH Note\ of\ warning +This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo +documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete. See the +end of this man page for details. +.PP +.SH Description +.PP +The \fR\&\f(CWmmount\fR command is used to mount an MS-DOS disk. It is only +available on Linux, as it is only useful if the OS kernel allows to +configure the disk geometry. Its syntax is: +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWmmount\fR \fImsdosdrive\fR [\fImountargs\fR] +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWMmount\fR +reads the boot sector of an MS-DOS disk, configures the drive geometry, +and finally mounts it passing +\&\fR\&\f(CWmountargs\fR to \fR\&\f(CWmount. \fR +If no mount arguments are specified, the name of the device is +used. If the disk is write protected, it is automatically mounted read +only. +.PP +.SH See\ Also +Mtools' texinfo doc +.SH Viewing\ the\ texi\ doc +This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo +documentation. However, this process is only approximative, and some +items, such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this +translation process. Indeed, these items have no appropriate +representation in the manpage format. Moreover, not all information has +been translated into the manpage version. Thus I strongly advise you to +use the original texinfo doc. See the end of this manpage for +instructions how to view the texinfo doc. +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the following +commands: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a html copy, run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make html +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fRA premade html can be found at +\&\fR\&\f(CW\(ifhttp://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/manual/mtools.html\(is\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode), run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make info +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.PP +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. +.PP |