1mtype(1)                    General Commands Manual                   mtype(1)
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Name

6       mtype - display contents of an MSDOS file
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Note of warning

11       This  manpage  has  been  automatically generated from mtools's texinfo
12       documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete.   See  the
13       end of this man page for details.
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Description

16       The  mtype  command  is used to display contents of an MS-DOS file. Its
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22       Mtype displays the specified MS-DOS file on the screen.
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24       In addition to the standard options, Mtype allows the following command
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27       t      Text   file   viewing.    Mtype   translates  incoming  carriage
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30       s      Mtype strips the high bit from the data.
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32       The mcd command may be used to establish the  device  and  the  current
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35       Mtype  returns  0 on success, 1 on utter failure, or 2 on partial fail‐
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See Also

41       Mtools' texinfo doc
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Viewing the texi doc

44       This manpage has been automatically  generated  from  mtools's  texinfo
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48       tation in the manpage format.  Moreover, not all information  has  been
49       translated into the manpage version.  Thus I strongly advise you to use
50       the original texinfo doc.  See the end of this manpage for instructions
51       how to view the texinfo doc.
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53       *      To  generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the fol‐
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74       The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html.  Indeed,  in
75       the  info  version  certain  examples  are difficult to read due to the
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