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Date:      Mon, 12 Jan 1998 22:21:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II <jrs@Mcs.Net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: reading floppies
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980112221920.22079U-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980109160817.23648B-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net>

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On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Johnathan Raymond Sconiers II wrote:

> 
> How to i read read floppies or transfer a file from a floppy in freebsd
> 2.2.1

For sake of simplicity we'll assume DOS floppies (although you could
create ufs floppies...) 

1.  Mounting:

mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt

2.  Using:

The disk's root directory is under /mnt; standard commands apply (cp, mv,
rm, etc.)

3.  Unmounting (**DO THIS BEFORE EJECTING THE DISK OR YOU WILL REGRET
IT**)

umount /mnt

Of course you must run (u)mount as root.

OR:

1.  Install the mtools port/package.  

2.  Use mtools commands as appropriate to copy/remove/list files.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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