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Mcat
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   The `mcat' command is used to copy an entire disk image from or to
the floppy device. It uses the following syntax:

   `mcat' [`-w'] DRIVE`:'

   `Mcat' performs the same task as the unix `cat' command. It is
included into the mtools package, since `cat' cannot access remote
floppy devices offered by the mtools floppy daemon.  Now it is possible
to create boot floppies remotely.

   The default operation is reading. The output is written to stdout.

   If the `-w' option is specified, mcat reads a disk-image from stdin
and writes it to the given device.  *Use this carefully!* Because of
the lowlevel nature of this command, it will happily destroy any data
written before on the disk without warning!