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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 3: Linux Commands
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Option
-D clash-option
Specify the action to take if the specified directory name
already exists. The possible clash options are as follows. (The
primary name is the long name if it exists and the short name
otherwise; the secondary name is the short name if a long
name exists.)
a Auto-rename the primary name.
A Auto-rename the secondary name.
m Ask the user what to do with the primary name.
M Ask the user what to do with the secondary name.
o Overwrite the primary name.
O Overwrite the secondary name.
r Rename the primary name, prompting the user for the
name.
R Rename the secondary name, prompting the user for the
name.
s Skip the primary name.
S Skip the secondary name.
mmount
mmount drive [mount-arguments]
Mount an MS-DOS filesystem, passing the mount-arguments to
mount.Ifnomount-arguments are specified, the device name is
used. See mount and mtools for more information.
mmove
mmove [options] sourcefile targetfile
mmove [options] sourcefiles targetdir
Move or rename an MS-DOS file or directory within a single file-
system. If no drive letter is specified for the target file or directory,
the source drive is assumed. If no drive letter is specified for either
the source or the target, drive a: is assumed. See mv and mtools for
more information.
Options
-D clash-option ...
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