mtype(1)							     mtype(1)



Name
       mtype - display contents of an MSDOS file



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.


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  following	 com-
       mand line options:

       t      Text   file   viewing.	Mtype  translates  incoming  carriage
	      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), otherwise the default is A:/.

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

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


See Also
       Mtools' texinfo doc

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  repre-
       sentation  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.

       *      To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the fol-
	      lowing commands:

		     ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi



       *      To generate a html copy,	run:

		     ./configure; make html

	      A	 premade  html	can be found at: 'http://mtools.linux.lu' and
	      also at: 'http://www.tux.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.




mtools-3.9.9			   03Mar03			     mtype(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. display
2. man
3. file
4. mcd
5. as
6. view
7. make
8. info