Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: mtools
It appears that the mattrib option to remove the "hidden" attribute has
changed since 9.04, but the documentation has not been updated.
According to both the mattrib man page and the usage message, the -h options
should be used clear the "hidden" attr on a file, e.g.:
mattrib -h S:/somedir
In 9.04, this worked correctly. In 9.10, it doesn't work at all - it just
prints the usage message, as if there were an invalid option. Note that the
corresponding +h option to *set* the hidden attr works as expected.
A little experimentation revealed that using -H instead of -h actually
unhides the file correctly. However, this is a change from the
established behavior and is not reflected anywhere in the documentation.
Either mattrib should be patched to use -h to unhide files as in
previous versions or the man page and usage message need to be updated
to reflect the new option.
** Affects: mtools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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mattrib -h does not work as advertised
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501320
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