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MSDOS.UTIL(8)             BSD System Manager's Manual            MSDOS.UTIL(8)

NAME
     msdos.util -- DOS/Windows (FAT) file system utility

SYNOPSIS
     msdos.util [-m mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4] device node

     msdos.util [-p mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4] device

     msdos.util [-u] device

     msdos.util [-n] device name

DESCRIPTION
     The msdos.util command supports the mounting, probing, and unmounting of FAT file systems.

     Options:
           -m mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
                       mount
           -n          set name
           -p mountflag1 mountflag2 mountflag3 mountflag4
                       probe for mounting
           -u          unmount

     mountflags above are either:
           oo   removable or fixed
           oo   readonly or writeable
           oo   suid or nosuid
           oo   dev or nodev

SEE ALSO
     diskarbitrationd(8)

HISTORY
     Derived from the Openstep Workspace Manager file system utility programs.

Darwin                          March 24, 2001                          Darwin