Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 18:30:46 -0500 (EST) From: Ken Seggerman <suleyman@panix.com> To: fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Floppy utility w/ DOS-like syntax Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.58.0312281829470.26886@panix1.panix.com> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEDJFCAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEDJFCAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
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Thanks, so much! This stuff is coming back to me. Ken On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, fbsd_user wrote: > 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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