mtools: arguments

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1 2.1 Options and filenames
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1 MS-DOS filenames are composed of a drive letter followed by a colon, a
1 subdirectory, and a filename. Only the filename part is mandatory, the
1 drive letter and the subdirectory are optional. Filenames without a
1 drive letter refer to Unix files. Subdirectory names can use either the
1 '`/'' or '`\'' separator.  The use of the '`\'' separator or wildcards
1 requires the names to be enclosed in quotes to protect them from the
1 shell. However, wildcards in Unix filenames should not be enclosed in
1 quotes, because here we *want* the shell to expand them.
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1    The regular expression "pattern matching" routines follow the
1 Unix-style rules.  For example, ``*'' matches all MS-DOS files in lieu
1 of ``*.*''.  The archive, hidden, read-only and system attribute bits
1 are ignored during pattern matching.
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1    All options use the `-' (minus) as their first character, not `/' as
1 you'd expect in MS-DOS.
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1    Most mtools commands allow multiple filename parameters, which
1 doesn't follow MS-DOS conventions, but which is more user-friendly.
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1    Most mtools commands allow options that instruct them how to handle
1 file name clashes. ⇒name clashes, for more details on these. All
1 commands accept the `-V' flags which prints the version, and most
1 accept the `-v' flag, which switches on verbose mode. In verbose mode,
1 these commands print out the name of the MS-DOS files upon which they
1 act, unless stated otherwise. ⇒Commands, for a description of
1 the options which are specific to each command.
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