Linux mread command

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The Linux mread command is used to copy MS-Copy DOS files to Linux/Unix directory.

mread is a command of the mtools utility, which can copy MS-Copy DOS files to the Linux file system. This command is not commonly used anymore, and is generally replaced by the mcopy command.

Syntax

mread [MS-DOS file...][Linux file or directory]

Parameter description:

• [MS-DOS file...]: DOS source file or directory path to perform the operation
• [Linux file or directory]: The file or directory path of the Linux target after executing the operation

Online Examples

Use the mread command to copy all contents from the disk "a:\" to the current working directory, input the following command:

$ mread a:\* ./     #Copy all files on drive a to the current working directory 

Before executing this command, you can first use the mdir command to view the original directory structure. After executing mread, you can use the ls command to view the file structure after copying, as shown below:

$ mdir -/ a:\*      #View files in drive a  
Volume in drive A has no label          #Loading information  
Volume Serial Number is 13D2~055C  
Directory for A:/                   #The following is directory information  
./TEST <DIR> 2011-08-23 16:59         
#Display format as filename, directory size, modification time  
AUTORUN.INF 265 2011-08-23 16:53  
AUTORUN.BAT 43 2011-08-23 16:56  
3 files 308 bytes                       #Total size  
724 325 bytes free                  #Remaining space  
$ mread A:\* ./     #Copy all files on drive a to the current working directory  
$ ls                                    #View file or subdirectory information  
TEST AUTORUN.INF AUTORUN.BAT            #Display the copied content  

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