(Answer) (Category) SCO UnixWare 7/OpenUNIX 8/OpenServer 6 FAQ : (Category) Media/Device Information, Filesystems, and Disks :
How do I write files to a diskette and list them?
One method is format the floppy, create a vxfs filesystem on it, mount the floppy, copy the files to the mount directory, then ls that directory.

Another method is to format the floppy, then use tar to write the files to the floppy. Use tar again to list the files. A disadvantage of tar is that you can't use wildcards (*) when extracting files. Tar on Uw7/OSR6 can back up empty directories, unlike that in OS5.

A very good method of writing files to diskettes is to format the floppy, then use cpio.

Finally, you can take a DOS formatted floppy and mcopy the files to it, then list them with mdir.


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