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mread(1) General Commands Manual mread(1) NAME mread - mtools utility to perform a low level read (copy) of a DOS file to UNIX SYNOPSIS mread [-tnm] msdosfile unixfile mread [-tnm] msdosfile sdosfiles...] unixdirectory FLAGS Preserves the file modification time. Specifies that a warning is not issued when an existing file is specified as the target file. If this flag is not specified, the mread command verifies whether or not to overwrite an existing file. Specifies a text file transfer. Line ter- minators are converted to the appropriate format. DESCRIPTION The mread command copies the specified DOS file to the named UNIX file, or copies multiple DOS files to the named UNIX directory. DOS subdirectory names that contain the '/' or '\' separator are sup- ported. If you use the '\' separator or wildcards, you must enclose filenames in quotes to protect them from the shell. The mcd command can be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to DOS), otherwise the default is A:\. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES The following environment variables affect the execution of mread: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used. RESTRICTIONS Unlike DOS convention, the destination directory may not be omitted. EXIT VALUES The following exit values are returned: Success Failure FILES Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as estab- lished by the mcd command. If this file does not exist, the default mtools working directory is A:\. Executable file RELATED INFORMATION Commands: mcd(1), mcopy(1), mtools(1), mtype(1), mwrite(1) delim off mread(1)