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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:43:11 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-15 19:43:11 +0000 |
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diff --git a/upstream/fedora-rawhide/man1/mkmanifest.1 b/upstream/fedora-rawhide/man1/mkmanifest.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5ac94c6e --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/fedora-rawhide/man1/mkmanifest.1 @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@ +'\" t +.TH mkmanifest 1 "21Mar23" mtools-4.0.43 +.SH Name +mkmanifest - makes list of file names and their DOS 8+3 equivalent +'\" t +.de TQ +.br +.ns +.TP \\$1 +.. + +.tr \(is' +.tr \(if` +.tr \(pd" + +.SH Note\ of\ warning +This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo +documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete. See the +end of this man page for details. +.PP +.SH Description +.PP +The \fR\&\f(CWmkmanifest\fR command is used to create a shell script (packing +list) to restore Unix filenames. Its syntax is: +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWmkmanifest\fR [ \fIfiles\fR ] +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWMkmanifest\fR creates a shell script that aids in the restoration of +Unix filenames that got clobbered by the MS-DOS filename restrictions. +MS-DOS filenames are restricted to 8 character names, 3 character +extensions, upper case only, no device names, and no illegal characters. +.PP +The mkmanifest program is compatible with the methods used in +\&\fR\&\f(CWpcomm, arc,\fR and \fR\&\f(CWmtools\fR to change perfectly good Unix +filenames to fit the MS-DOS restrictions. This command is only useful if +the target system which will read the diskette cannot handle VFAT long +names. +.PP +.SH Example +You want to copy the following Unix files to a MS-DOS diskette (using the +\&\fR\&\f(CWmcopy\fR command). +.PP + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + very_long_name + 2.many.dots + illegal: + good.c + prn.dev + Capital +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWASCII\fR +converts the names to: +.PP + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + very_lon + 2xmany.dot + illegalx + good.c + xprn.dev + capital +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.PP +The command: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i +mkmanifest very_long_name 2.many.dots illegal: good.c prn.dev Capital >manifest +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fRwould produce the following: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + mv very_lon very_long_name + mv 2xmany.dot 2.many.dots + mv illegalx illegal: + mv xprn.dev prn.dev + mv capital Capital +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.PP +Notice that "good.c" did not require any conversion, so it did not +appear in the output. +.PP +Suppose I've copied these files from the diskette to another Unix +system, and I now want the files back to their original names. If the +file "manifest" (the output captured above) was sent along with those +files, it could be used to convert the filenames. +.PP +.SH Bugs +.PP +The short names generated by \fR\&\f(CWmkmanifest\fR follow the old convention +(from mtools-2.0.7) and not the one from Windows 95 and mtools-3.0. +.PP +.SH See\ Also +Mtools' texinfo doc +.SH Viewing\ the\ texi\ doc +This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo +documentation. However, this process is only approximative, and some +items, such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this +translation process. Indeed, these items have no appropriate +representation in the manpage format. Moreover, not all information has +been translated into the manpage version. Thus I strongly advise you to +use the original texinfo doc. See the end of this manpage for +instructions how to view the texinfo doc. +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the following +commands: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a html copy, run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make html +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fRA premade html can be found at +\&\fR\&\f(CW\(ifhttp://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/manual/mtools.html\(is\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode), run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make info +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.PP +The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html. Indeed, in +the info version certain examples are difficult to read due to the +quoting conventions used in info. +.PP |