Re: mtools: mmove usage
On Wed, Mar 04, 1998 at 12:55:24PM +0100, Peter Paluch wrote:
> > You might try to use \* instead of * to disable the shell's filename
> > expansion. (I have to do that when I'm in tcsh).
>
> I don't know about you, but have a look what it complains about:
>
> frcatel:~$ mmove a: /archive/users/peterp/pokus
> Path component "archive" is not a directory
> Bad target
>
> This is crazy. I've tried to experiment with the target directory but it
> didn't help.
>
> I treat this as a bug.
The error message is a bug, but DOS-wise "a:" is a non-sensical
source; DOS wouldn't accept it for either copy or move.
"a:*.*" is the answer but you'd have to quote it. That may or may
not be the problem though.
hamish
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