Re: mtools problem

1997-07-21 Thread Heikki Vatiainen
Correction: I wrote: > > Try using mcopy and mdel like this: > > mcopy a:'*' . > mdel a:'*' . This should be: mdel a:'*' Sorry, it's Monday and it sure feels like it... // Heikki -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: mtools problem

1997-07-21 Thread Heikki Vatiainen
Try using mcopy and mdel like this: mcopy a:'*' . mdel a:'*' . It looks like mtools need both the source and destination, a simple "mcopy a:" is not enough. The single quotes let * pass all the way to mtools programs which then do the file name expansion. Johnny Stevenson wrote: > > Hello, > >

mtools problem

1997-07-21 Thread Johnny Stevenson
Hello, After upgrading to Debian 1.3.1, I am now having a problem using some of the mtools operations. The command 'mdir' works but 'mcopy a:' and 'mdel a:' produce the following error: This command cannot operate on "." or ".." Does anyone have any suggestions, appart from mounting/unmounting