## Note of warning

           This   manpage   has  been  automatically  generated  from
           mtools's texinfo documentation, and may  not  be  entirely
           accurate  or  complete.   See the end of this man page for
           details.

## Description

           Mattrib is used to change MS-DOS file attribute flags.  It
           has the following syntax:

           mattrib  [-a|+a]  [-h|+h]  [-r|+r] [-s|+s] [-/]  [-p] [-X]
           msdosfile [ msdosfiles ... ]

           Mattrib adds attribute flags to an MS-DOS file  (with  the
           `+'  operator)  or  remove  attribute  flags (with the `-'
           operator).

           Mattrib supports the following attribute bits:

           a      Archive bit.  Used by some backup programs to indi
                  cate a new file.

           r      Read-only  bit.  Used to indicate a read-only file.
                  Files with this bit set cannot be erased by DEL nor
                  modified.

           s      System bit.  Used by MS-DOS to indicate a operating
                  system file.

           h      Hidden bit.  Used to make files hidden from DIR.

           Mattrib supports the following command line flags:

           /      Recursive.  Recursively list the attributes of  the
                  files in the subdirectories.

           X      Concise. Prints the attributes whithout any whites
                  pace padding.  If neither the "/" option is  given,
                  nor the msdosfile contains a wildcard, and there is
                  only one Msdos file parameter on the command  line,
                  only  the  attribute  is printed, and not the file
                  name.  This option is convenient for scripts

           p      Replay mode.  Outputs a series of mformat  commands
                  that will reproduce the current situation, starting
                  from a situation  as  left  by  untarring  the  Dos
                  filesystem.  Commands are only output for attribute
                  settings that differ from the default (archive  bit
                  set for files, unset for directories).  This option

           sentation in the manpage format.  Moreover, not all infor
           mation has been translated into the manpage version.  Thus
           I  strongly  advise  you  to use the original texinfo doc.
           See the end of this manpage for instructions how  to  view
           the texinfo doc.

           *      To  generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc,
                  run the following commands:

                         ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi

           *      To generate a html copy,  run:

                         ./configure; make html

                  A    premade    html    can    be     found     at:
                  `http://mtools.linux.lu'      and      also     at:
                  `http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/mtools'

           *      To generate an info copy  (browsable  using  emacs'
                  info mode), run:

                         ./configure; make info

           The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html.
           Indeed, in the info version certain examples are difficult
           to read due to the quoting conventions used in info.

    mtools-3.9.8                 02Nov02                   mattrib(1)