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This sections explains the syntax of the configurations files for
mtools. The configuration files
are called /etc/mtools.conf and ~/.mtoolsrc. If
the environmental variable MTOOLSRC is set, its contents is used
as the filename for a third configuration file. These configuration
files describe the following items:
| • configuration file location: | Where mtools looks for its configuration files | |
| • general syntax: | The layout of the configuration files | |
| • default values: | Why you don’t need a configuration file in most cases | |
| • global variables: | Variables that are independent of the drive | |
| • per drive variables: | Variables that are specific to a given drive | |
| • parsing order: | Location of configuration files and parsing order | |
| • old style configuration: | Backwards compatibility |