---
name: "MToolsFM"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mtoolsfm"
version: "1.9-3-4.1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/MToolsFM"
---

# MToolsFM(1)

graphical user interface to the mtools diskette package for UNIX

## NAME

MToolsFM - graphical user interface to the mtools diskette package for UNIX

## SYNOPSIS

**MToolsFM** \[**--nosysconf**\] \[**--nouserconf**\] \[**--nosave**\] \[**--help**\] \[**--debug**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The *MToolsFM* is a gtk-based graphical user interface for the [*mtools*(1)](/mtools/1.md) package for reading and writing DOS-format diskettes on UNIX systems. The control bar at the top of the tool provides "File," "Options," and "Help" functions, and the application is stopped by selecting "File -\> Quit."

## OPTIONS

- **--nosysconf**

  Do not attempt to read system-wide configuration in */etc/mtoolsfm.conf*.

- **--nouserconf**

  Do not read user config file in *~/.mtoolsfm*.

- **--nosave**

  Do not save configuration in *~/.mtoolsfm* when terminating.

- **--help**

  Display a help message.

- **--debug -v**

  Print debugging messages to stdout.

## CONFIGURATION FILE

User-based and system-wide configuration files control the behavior of *MToolsFM*. The values in this file are set by selecting "Options -\> Configure MToolsFM/..." from the control var at the top of the tool.  You can set references to the diskette drives available on the local system.

## FILES

- /usr/bin/MToolsFM

  executable

- /usr/bin

  directory containing [*mtools*(1)](/mtools/1.md) binaries

- \~/.mtoolsfm

  User-based initialization file

- /etc/mtoolsfm.conf

  System-wide initialization file

## DIAGNOSTICS

Diagnostics appear in a little textfield at the bottom of the main window. Error messages are displayed when a known error occurs.

## SEE ALSO

[eject(1)](/eject/1.md), [mtools(1)](/mtools/1.md), [vold(1)](/vold/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Version 1.9 by Christian Ospelkaus (christian@core-coutainville.org). This software comes with absolutely no warranty; This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under the conditions outlined in the source package file COPYING. UNIX manual page by R. P. C. Rodgers, Lister Hill National Center for Biomeidcal Communications, U.S. National Library of Medicine (rodgers@nlm.nih.gov).