On Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 05:45:57PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > Joey Hess wrote: > > * Get and install mtools.deb > > * Edit /etc/mtools.conf, set it up so it can access your dos partition, as > > say, drive c: (follow the comments, looks easy). > > * mtype c:/huge.tar.gz | tar .... > > Hm, looking through the mtools docs, you may need to first mcd c: and then > mtype huge.tar.gz.
Under DOS, type is for text files and will termiante reading at the first ^Z I would guess; if mtype mimics this, it won't work. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3TYD [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org
