Name
mcd - change MSDOS directory
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Description
The mcd command is used to change the mtools working directory on the
MS-DOS disk. It uses the following syntax:
mcd [msdosdirectory]
Without arguments, mcd reports the current device and working
directory. Otherwise, mcd changes the current device and current
working directory relative to an MS-DOS filesystem.
The environmental variable MCWD may be used to locate the file where
the device and current working directory information is stored. The
default is ‘$HOME/.mcwd’. Information in this file is ignored if the
file is more than 6 hours old.
Mcd returns 0 on success or 1 on failure.
Unlike MS-DOS versions of CD, mcd can be used to change to another
device. It may be wise to remove old ‘.mcwd’ files at logout.
See Also
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