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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA1792 ; Tue, 23 Feb 93 14:58:21 EST Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!bogus.sura.net!udel!apache.dtcc.edu!apache.dtcc.edu!not-for-mail From: chuck@apache.dtcc.edu (Chuck Whealton) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc Subject: Re: mread, mwrite, mformat, etc. docs? Date: 20 Feb 1993 21:04:06 -0500 Organization: Delaware Technical & Community College Lines: 27 Message-ID: <1m6numINN5rk@apache.dtcc.edu> References: <20FEB199314013373@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: apache.dtcc.edu Keywords: man mread mwrite /usr/local/bin/* In article <20FEB199314013373@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu> hodgesmp@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (HODGESMP) writes: >Where can I find docs (e.g., man pages) for the commands located in >/usr/local/bin? Particularly, I'm looking for more than simple >usage apropos for mread, mwrite, mformat, etc. I assume that these >utilities are included for manipulating MS-DOS filesystems, but I >have been unable to make them work properly. For example, when >I type: > >mread b:*.* /tmp > >I get: > >mread: No match. <EOQ> I believe you should simply try... $ mread b:"*.*" /tmp <--- Note the "" quotes. I had this problem before. It seemed you didn't have to use them while in the installation procedure, but after that, you would encounter the same problems you have. Why? I have no idea. It does seem a bit inconsistent to me, although in the end, the advantages of 386bsd definately outweigh the little peculiarities! Chuck