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dosif(4) dosif(4)
NAME
DOSIF - DOS interchange format
DESCRIPTION
The DOS Interchange Format (DOSIF) is the name given to the media format used by the DOS operating
system. This format is based upon that used in IBM PC and PC AT and HP Vectra systems.
Use the dos2ux and ux2dos commands to convert files between HP-UX and DOS file formats; see
dos2ux(1). Use these utilities to retrieve information from a DOSIF volume.
The dos*(1) utilities are the only HP-UX commands that can interact directly with the contents of a DOSIF
volume. The only other way to interact with the contents of a DOSIF volume is to use an HP-UX DOS
emulation or coprocessor facility such as SoftPC or the DOS Coprocessor. The
mount command cannot be
used on a DOSIF volume because the operating system does not recognize it (see mount(1M)).
When constructing file names for the dos*(1) commands, start with the HP-UX path name of the DOSIF
volume, then add a colon (
:
), followed by the file name:
device_file
:file
or
path_name:file
Note: This file naming convention is suitable for use only in arguments of the dos*(1) utilities. It does not
constitute a legal path name for any other use in HP-UX applications.
Metacharacters
*,
?, [, and ] can be used when specifying both HP-UX and DOS file names. These must
be quoted when specifying a DOS file name, because file name expansion is performed by the DOS utilities,
not by the shell. The dos*(1) utilities expand file names as described in regexp(5) in the PATTERN
MATCHING NOTATION section.
By convention, if the HP-UX device name and a trailing colon are specified, but no file or directory name is
provided (for example,
/dev/rdsk/c1t1d0:
), the root (/) of the DOS file system is assumed.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Specify DOSIF file
/dos/ivy accessed through HP-UX special file /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0
:
/dev/rdsk/c1t1d0:/dos/ivy
Example 2
Specify DOSIF file /math accessed through the DOS volume stored as HP-UX file
/home/mydir/driveC
:
/home/mydir/driveC:/math
SEE ALSO
dos2ux(1).
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