macOS
brew install mtoolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install mtoolsMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mtools/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für mtools in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install mtoolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install mtoolsMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mtools/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apk add mtoolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mtools · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install mtoolsDebian stable package indexes · mtools · Quelle: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install mtoolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · mtools · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#mtoolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mt/mtools/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S mtoolsArch Linux sync databases · mtools · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install mtoolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mtools · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
Verlauf
mtools is the long-running GNU collection for accessing MS-DOS/FAT media from Unix-like systems without mounting the filesystem. The README history credits Emmet P. Gray with the original code through roughly version 2.0.7, notes Viktor Dukhovni's major input into version 2.0, and identifies Alain Knaff and David Niemi as primary maintainers after 2.0.7. The same README records March 3, 2009 as the date mtools became an official GNU package, with Gray supporting that transition.
The toolset is organized around DOS-like commands with Unix command-line ergonomics: mcopy, mdir, mdel, mformat, mlabel, mattrib, mmd, mren, and many related utilities. GNU release notes describe its scope as access to MS-DOS disks from GNU and Unix without mounting, changing FAT-specific attributes, formatting FAT media, supporting Windows-style long filenames, FAT32, OS/2 XDF disks, 2m disks, and disk image files through the -i flag. Debian describes the package similarly and lists related filesystem tools, which matches its role as a practical bridge for floppy disks, removable FAT media, and disk images.
Its package-manager niche is durability rather than novelty. mtools persists in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, and other ecosystems because scripts, retro-computing workflows, embedded build systems, virtual-machine image preparation, and recovery tasks still need direct manipulation of FAT filesystems without a kernel mount step or elevated mount policy.
Sicherheitslage
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
local files
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
SYSCONFDIR/mtools.conf~/.mtoolsrcExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
amuFormat.sh | cli | globales Executable | |
lz | cli | globales Executable | |
mattrib | cli | globales Executable | |
mbadblocks | cli | globales Executable | |
mcd | cli | globales Executable | |
mcheck | cli | globales Executable | |
mcomp | cli | globales Executable | |
mcopy | cli | globales Executable | |
mdel | cli | globales Executable | |
mdeltree | cli | globales Executable | |
mdir | cli | globales Executable | |
mdoctorfat | cli | globales Executable | |
mdu | cli | globales Executable | |
mformat | cli | globales Executable | |
minfo | cli | globales Executable | |
mkmanifest | cli | globales Executable | |
mlabel | cli | globales Executable | |
mmd | cli | globales Executable | |
mmount | cli | globales Executable | |
mmove | cli | globales Executable | |
mpartition | cli | globales Executable | |
mrd | cli | globales Executable | |
mren | cli | globales Executable | |
mshortname | cli | globales Executable | |
mshowfat | cli | globales Executable | |
mtools | cli | globales Executable | |
mtoolstest | cli | globales Executable | |
mtype | cli | globales Executable | |
mxtar | cli | globales Executable | |
mzip | cli | globales Executable | |
tgz | cli | globales Executable | |
uz | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:mtools |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.49 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mtools |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/ |
| Repository | https://savannah.gnu.org/cvs?group=mtools |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/manual/mtools.html |
| Lizenz | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Quellarchiv | https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/mtools/mtools-4.0.49.tar.gz |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mtools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Conflicts With |
|
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
floppyd 4.0.48-1
Daemon for remote access to floppy drives
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo apt install floppydmtools 4.0.48-1
Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo apt install mtoolsmtools
nix profile install nixpkgs#mtoolsfloppyd 4.0.43-1build1
Daemon for remote access to floppy drives
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo apt install floppydmtools 4.0.43-1build1
Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo apt install mtoolsmtools 4.0.49-r0
collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo apk add mtoolsmtools-dbg 4.0.49-r0
collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them (debug symbols)
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo apk add mtools-dbgmtools-doc 4.0.49-r0
collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them (documentation)
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo apk add mtools-docmtools 4.0.49-3.fc44
Programs for accessing MS-DOS disks without mounting the disks
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo dnf install mtoolsmtools 1:4.0.49-1
A collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo pacman -S mtoolsmtools 4.0.49-1.3
Tools to access MS-DOS filesystems without kernel drivers
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo zypper install mtoolsmtools-doc 4.0.49-1.3
Documentation for mtools, a toolset for MS-DOS filesystem access
https://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/
sudo zypper install mtools-docmtools
sudo port install mtoolsQuellspur
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