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:
or
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:
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