Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:59:34 -0500 From: "fbsd_user" <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> To: "Ken Seggerman" <suleyman@panix.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Floppy utility w/ DOS-like syntax Message-ID: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEDJFCAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.58.0312281712350.21518@panix2.panix.com>
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You do not need any special port application to do that, You can config FBSD to allow that function by doing this. Edit /etc/fstab and add this line /dev/fd0 /a msdos rw,noauto,longnames 0 0 Then as root issue this command mkdir /a Reboot your system Now put an msdos formatted floppy in the drive and issue this command mount /a cd /a Now just use regular FBSD commands to do what ever you want. When you are done do this cd / umount /a When you take FBSD files to windows, use word to read them and there will not be any line feeds at the end of each sentence. When you move an windows file to FBSD, each line in the file will have line feeds at the end of each line. FBSD has very simple port/package named unix2dos. Install the package it's so much easier to install that way. It has two commands unix2dos and dos2unix for stripping off the junk at the ends of each line. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Ken Seggerman Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 5:25 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Floppy utility w/ DOS-like syntax If I recall correctly, I have installed a little utility (on 4.3) that mounts, reads from and writes to an ordinary DOS-formatted floppy and uses a DOS-like syntax. I don't remember what it's called or how to find it. I tried the Handbook, the FAQ and pkg_info. Any ideas? Thanks, Ken Seggerman _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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