3 How to configure mtools for your environment **********************************************
· configuration file location · default values · global variables · per drive variables · parsing order · old style configuration 3.1 Description =============== 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: * Global configuration flags and variables * Per drive flags and variables · Menu · 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