Mtools-4.0.49

Introduction to Mtools

The Mtools package provides a set of utilities to access MD-DOS disk contents without mounting the disk.

Mtools Dependencies

Optional

Xorg Libraries

Installation of Mtools

Install Mtools by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-floppyd &&
make

Now, as the root user:

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-floppyd: Disables building the floppy daemon, which requires the Xorg Libraries. If you installed those libraries, you can remove this parameter.

Contents

Installed Programs: lz, mattrib, mbadblocks, mcat, mcd, mcheck, mcomp, mcopy, mdel, mdeltree, mdir, mdoctorfat, mdu, mformat, minfo, mkmanifest, mlabel, mmd, mmount, mmove, mpartition, mrd, mren, mshortname, mshowfat, mtools, mtoolstest, mtype, mxtar, mzip, tgz, and uz
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Most of the tools are variants of what is provided by coreutils and other packages, designed for MS-DOS disk access, and won't be explained here.