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@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ +'\" t +.TH mtype 1 "09Jan13" mtools-4.0.18 +.SH Name +mtype - display contents of an MSDOS file +'\" 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(CWmtype\fR command is used to display contents of an MS-DOS +file. Its syntax is: +.PP +.ft I +.nf +\&\fR\&\f(CWmtype\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-ts\fR] \fImsdosfile\fR [ \fImsdosfiles\fR\&... ] +.fi +.ft R + +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWMtype\fR displays the specified MS-DOS file on the screen. +.PP +In addition to the standard options, \fR\&\f(CWMtype\fR allows the following +command line options: +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWt\fR\ +Text file viewing. \fR\&\f(CWMtype\fR translates incoming carriage +return/line feeds to line feeds. +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWs\fR\ +\&\fR\&\f(CWMtype\fR strips the high bit from the data. +.PP +The \fR\&\f(CWmcd\fR command may be used to establish the device and the +current working directory (relative to MS-DOS), otherwise the default is +\&\fR\&\f(CWA:/\fR. +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWMtype\fR returns 0 on success, 1 on utter failure, or 2 on partial +failure. +.PP +Unlike the MS-DOS version of \fR\&\f(CWTYPE\fR, \fR\&\f(CWmtype\fR allows multiple +arguments. +.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 |