mtype.1

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.TH MTYPE 1 local
.SH NAME
mtype \- display contents of an MSDOS file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mtype
[
.B -ts
] msdosfile [ msdosfiles... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mtype
displays the specified MSDOS file on the screen.
.PP
.I Mtype
will allow the following command line options:
.TP
.B t
Text file viewing.
.I Mtype
will translate incoming carriage return/line feeds to line feeds.
.TP
.B s
Strip high bit.
.I Mtype
will strip the high bit from the data.
.PP
MSDOS subdirectory names are supported with either the '/' or '\e'
separator.  The use of the '\e' separator or wildcards will require the
names to be enclosed in quotes to protect them from the shell.
.PP
The
.I mcd
command may be used to establish the device and the current working
directory (relative to MSDOS), otherwise the default is A:/.
.PP
.I Mtype
returns 0 on success, 1 on utter failure, or 2 on partial failure.
.SH SEE ALSO
mcd(1), mread(1)
.SH BUGS
Allows multiple arguments, which does not follow the MSDOS convention.