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The mtools Package

The mtools package, originally by Emmet P. Gray and now maintained by Alain Knaff and David Niemi, is a public-domain set of programs you can use in just about any operation on MS-DOS floppies. The mtools package can help you when working with the DOS or Windows operating system while running Linux, and facilitate the transfer of information and manipulation of removable media for those operating systems.

These commands are useful because you don't need to reboot to DOS or Windows, run an emulator, or mount the floppy in order to read, write, or make changes to the floppy's contents. Table 28.3 lists the tools included in the package.

Table 28.3. mtools Package Contents

Program Name	Function
mattrib	Changes file attributes ...