NAME

       mxtar - Wrapper for using GNU tar directly from a floppy disk

SYNOPSIS

       mxtar [ - ] [ tar-options ] file

DESCRIPTION

       mxtar  let  you  use GNU tar(1) on a floppy disk without mounting it using mtools(1).  It is not strictly
       necessary on Debian GNU/Linux, because the GNU tar(1) program provides the same capability after  copying
       the file locally with

       mcopy file destination

       but  this  utility  is  provided  in  the  mtools  package  for  other platforms and is retained here for
       completeness.

AUTHOR

       Luis Bustamante <luferbu@fluidsignal.com> wrote this page for the Debian/GNU mtools package.

SEE ALSO

       mtools(1), tar(1), mcopy(1)

                                          Mon Mar  3 11:58:15 COT 2003                                  MXTAR(1)