---
name: "mxtar"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mtools"
version: "4.0.48-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mxtar"
---

# mxtar(1)

Wrapper for using GNU tar directly from a floppy disk

## 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)](/tar/1.md) on a floppy disk without mounting it using [**mtools**(1)](/mtools/1.md). It is not strictly necessary on Debian GNU/Linux, because the GNU [**tar**(1)](/tar/1.md) 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)](/mtools/1.md), [**tar**(1)](/tar/1.md), [**mcopy**(1)](/mcopy/1.md)