mtools

A collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix.

Runs as mcopy, mdir, mformat|macOS, Linux, Windows|www.gnu.org

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 4 fields

Copy files between Unix and an MS-DOS disk or image with mcopy. Only the text-mode and overwrite options are offered; recursive and other flags are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui mtools

Copy files (mcopy)Example values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Source*

string

Target*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Copy files

sourcetarget

Copy as text

sourcetargetno_confirm

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Source

Files to copy. A drive letter such as a: marks an MS-DOS side.
string · positional 0 · repeatable

Target

Target file or directory; a drive letter such as a: marks an MS-DOS side.
string · positional 1

Text transfer (CR/LF conversion)

boolean

-a

No confirmation when overwriting Unix files

boolean

-n

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

manual

mcopy [-bspanvmQT] [-D clash_option] sourcefile targetfile mcopy [-bspanvmQT] [-D clash_option] sourcefile [ sourcefiles… ] targetdirectory mcopy [-tnvm] MSDOSsourcefile Text (ASCII) file transfer. Same as t above. Text (ASCII) file transfer with character set conversion. Differs from -a in the ASCII also translates incoming PC-8 characters If the target fi…

manual2026-10

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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed mcopy against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.