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Information about “DABUTIL, EZDO, CAPP, AND EASYDOS”
DABUTIL offers hard disk users a half-dozen valuable utilities to help
them maintain their files and disks.
A list directory command lists directories on any drive showing the
number of files and the sum of their file sizes including hidden files.
The find file utility lists all the occurrences of a file and the
directories in which it is found. Disk information lists a variety of
information about diskettes and fixed disks. It shows sector size,
track size, cluster size, FAT, and root directory.
EZDO (Easy Disk Operations) is a file and directory utility that
gives you additional capabilities to DOS.
With EZDO, you can sort the files within the present directory, find a
file in the directory, change a file's attributes and mark a group of
files to perform a certain operation. You can copy, delete, rename,
change directories, and make directories. The screen display can be
saved to a disk file. EZDO can invoke other programs to edit, view, and
print a file. A general purpose user-definable program may also be
invoked on any selected file.
CAPP (C and Pascal Print and Check) helps you find errors in your C or
Pascal program by printing a formatted output of the source code. This
output contains visual aids that include source lines, blocks, comments,
and possible errors. Nine simple semantic error checks are made, some
intended to bring to your attention programming situations that may give
you unintended results. The error file contains the line number of
source lines which have an error or a probable error.
EASYDOS provides an easy-to-use menu for performing simple DOS
operations. You do not have to know the complicated DOS syntax or
command line parameters.
Select the letter of your choice on the menu to copy, erase, and rename
files. Get a directory of a disk to view the files it contains.
Change your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files on your boot-up disk.
View each file and either change it or leave it as it is. An on-line
help function explains in detail each menu option in the program, and
is very useful for DOS novices.
CAPP.DOC
CAPP 1.0 page 1
'C' and PASCAL Print and Check version 1.0 January 1988
CAPP (tm)
SOONER SOFTWARE INC.
c/o Richard Tooley
1313 Buckingham Pl.
Richardson, Texas 75081
phone (214) 690-5287
CAPP is a user supported program distributed through various shareware
outlets. A fee of $7.95 is required for its continued use. Please send
this amount to Richard Tooley at the above address.
CAPP (tm) Copyright (c) 1988 by Richard Tooley, Sooner Software (tm).
All rights reserved.
Introduction to CAPP
CAPP is an easy to use utility program which executes on an IBM or IBM
compatible PC using DOS 2.x or 3.x. This program aids the 'C' and PASCAL
programmer in finding common and frustrating errors. CAPP will produce a
pretty output for "C" and PASCAL source programs. Visual aids are
included to inhance reading and error checking. Source lines are
optionally numbered. Begin and End block language indicators are marked
and block contents are outlined. They are also checked for balance.
Comments are marked and checked. Nested comments can be allowed or
flagged as an error as specified. Simple syntax and probable semantic
errors are optionally flagged.
CAPP 1.0 page 2
Output and Error Files
CAPP produces an "out file" and an "error file". The The "out file"
contains a pretty print of the 'C' or PASCAL program. It also contains
visual aids for blocks, comments and possible errors. Nine simple
semantic error checks are made. Some are just intended to bring the
programmers attention to a situation that may not be what is desired.
Block structures are outlined and numbered. Continuing comment lines are
marked with a (") for easy identification. CAPP reserves columns at the
begining of each 80 column output line for this purpose, see figure 1.
After these fields the source statement field appears. If the statement
field will not fit in the remaining columns, it is split on a word
boundary and carried into the next line. In this case a split-line
symbol (+) will appear in column 2. The first block indicator appears in
column 3. All nested blocks appear in the next column to the right of
their closest outter block. Therefore, the maximum columns needed by
CAPP depends upon the level of nested blocks. CAPP tries to preserve the
original appearance of the source. Leading and embedded spaces are
preserved. CAPP indents only 1 space for each nested block, see figure
1. If optional line numbers are selected, the first 6 columns are
reserved.
The error file contains the line number of source lines which have an
error or a probable error.
Refering to figure 1, the comment line (") and error (?) indicator appear
in column 1, or in column 7 if source line numbers are selected. This
indicator singals that the comment in the previous line extends to each
contiguous following line which has the indicator. Next, in column 2, is
the split line indicator (+) which indicates that the previous source
line had to be split and this line contains the split portion. The
indicator for block 1 appears in column 3 or 9 with line numbers. In the
remaining columns the nested block indicators appear and then the source
statement. If optional source line numbers are specified, they will
occupy the first 6 columns of the output line as "nnnn) ". That is, 4
digits, a right parenthesis, and a space. Therefore, 6 should be added
to the column numbers in figure 1 as is done in the second numeric line
of figure 1. The first numeric line are column numbers without the
source line count.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13. . . source satatment
| | | | | | | |
nnnn) comment " | block 1 | nest 3 | |
| or error ? | nest 2 | nest 5 . . .
| | |
line number split-line + nest 4
Figure 1, Reserved output columns used by CAPP.
CAPP 1.0 page 3
Source Error Checks
CAPP checks for or aids in finding the following mistakes:
1: No terminating double quote on string.
2: Too many characters or no terminating quote on an ascii character.
3: Nested comments.
4: End comment marker with no begin marker.
5: Unbalanced block markers, too many end blocks.
6: Unbalanced parenthesis in clause.
7: No statement after IF clause.
8: No statement after while/for clause.
9: For clause semicoln count not equal to 3.
10: Unbalanced begin and end block indicators.
Visual block marking aids are used in the output so that blocks can
be clearly seen. Blocks are sequentially numbered. These numbers
are incremented when a begin block is encountered and decremented on
a block end. All blocks and are outlined and nested blocks are
indented to permit their outlining also.
11: Unclosed comments.
All comments which extend over one line are marked with a double
quote (") in cloumn 2. This allows comment lines to be easily seen.
Therefore, unclosed comments can be detected by a double quote mark
preceding a line that was not supposed to be part of a comment.
Items 1-9 will be indicated in the output file with a "?" in column 1.
Item 10 check is made by balancing start and end block indicators defined
in the 'C' or PASCAL language. Item 11 can be detected by inspecting the
output file for the continuing comment line indicator (") appearing on
source lines that were not intended to be commented..
Item 7 indicates that the flagged "if" clause in 'C' has a null statement
as illustrated below.
if(a == b) ;
This is done to bring the users attention to a probable error.
CAPP 1.0 page 4
Executing CAPP
Figure 2 represents a template for the CAPP execution line. Required
parameters are enclosed in angle brackets <>. Optional parameters are
enclosed in curly brackets. CAPP requires only 1 input parameter for its
execution. The remaining 6 parameters are optional. The brackets are
not to be entered. Press the enter key after the CAPP execution line is
typed into DOS. Again, brackets are not to be entered. When ever a
parameter is included all preceding parameters must be included. In other
words, parameters are positionally defined.
CAPP <in> {out} {y|n} {y|n} {y|n} {c|p} {ln}
Parameters are: 1 <in> : input file
2 {out} : output file, default <in>.out
3 {y | n} : yes/no, comment nesting
Default = yes.
4 {y | n} : y - check for a non null statement
following "while and for" clauses.
Default = n.
5 {y | n} : n - no line numbers wanted.
: y - line numbers wanted (default).
6 {c | p} : c - 'C' source language (default).
p - PASCAL source.
7 {ln} | starting line number, default = 1.
Figure 2, CAPP Input Parameters
The error output file name is not specified by the user. It is named for
the user by CAPP as described: <input file name less extension>.ERR.
The user can optionally enter the output file name in parameter 2 or let
CAPP name it as: <input file name less extension>.OUT
Example (1) Assume that the DOS command to execute CAPP is given as:
CAPP SOONER.C
The output file would then be named SOONER.OUT.
The error file would then be named SOONER.ERR.
CAPP 1.0 page 5
Executing CAPP (continued)
A y or Y in optional parameter 3 says that nested comments are to be
allowed and will suppress nested comments being flagged as errors. This
is the default condition. An n or N says that nested comments are not to
be allowed. They are then flagged as errors.
A y or Y for optional parameter 4 will cause all for and while clauses to
be flagged if a NULL statement follows the clause. That is,
"for(i=0; i<ou; i++);" would be flagged in 'C'.
A y or Y for optional parameter 5 will produce source line numbers. An n
or N will suppress them. Line numbers are produced by default.
Therefore, the yes answer is only needed when a greater parameter number
is present.
A c or C for optional parameter 6 says that the source code is 'C'
language. This is the default. A p or P says it is PASCAL.
Parameter number 7 is used to give a starting line number for source line
numbering when it is different than 1; 1 is the default.
CAPP (tm) Copyright (c) 1988 by Richard Tooley, Sooner Software (tm).
All rights reserved.
DABUTIL.DOC
DABUTIL Version 1.1 Documentation, Copyright 1988 by Don Branson page 1
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - LD (List Directories) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
List all directories on the current drive,
starting with the root directory.
Format:
ld [d:] [-s]
Where 'd:' is an optional drive letter which can be specified
to list the directories of a drive other than the current
drive. Hidden directories will be displayed.
Use -s to print a summary of each directory. The summary includes
a count of the files in the directory (not including subdirectories)
and a sum of the file sizes in the directory.
Examples:
ld
will list all directories in the current drive.
ld a:
will list all directories in drive A
ld -s
will list all directories in the current drive, and shows
the total number of files, and the sum of their file sizes.
The count and sum do not include subdirectory entries or
volume labels, but do include hidden files.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FF (Find Files) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
List all occurrences of a file, the directories they are found in, and
some information about each occurrence.
Format:
ff [d:]filename
Where filename is required. Filename may contain the
wildcard characters '?' and '*'.
Examples:
ff *.c
will display all the directories where any file having the extension
.C is found, and each occurence of file with that extension.
A drive specifier 'd:' may be specified to search a drive other than
the current drive. Hidden files will be displayed, subdirectory
entries will not.
DABUTIL Version 1.1 Documentation, Copyright 1988 by Don Branson page 2
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - DI (Disk Info) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
List information about a diskette or fixed disk. Shows sector size,
track size, cluster size, FAT (File Allocation Table) size, root directory
size, etc. Shows if the boot record, the FAT, and the root directory can be
read. A drive may be specified. A subdirectory or file may be specified.
The cluster and sector numbers where that subdirectory or file resides
will be displayed.
Format:
di [d:][filename]
Where filename can be:
file or
\subdirectory or
\subdirectory\file or
c:\subdir\file etc.
No wildcards (? or *) are allowed in the file name.
Examples:
di readme.doc
will list the boot record information for the current disk
and the clusters and sectors for readme.doc. DI will search
for readme.doc in the current directory.
di \readme.doc
will do the same thing, except that the backslash will indicate
to DI to search in the root directory of the current disk.
di c:\readme.doc
will again do the same thing, except that DI will look on the drive
C: to find file readme.doc
di \word\readme.doc
will tell DI to look on the current disk, in the subdirectory
WORD to find readme.doc.
di c:\word\readme.doc
will tell DI to look on disk C: in subdirectory WORD for readme.doc.
Instead of readme.doc, a subdirectory could be specified, for
example:
di c:\word
will look in the root directory of the current drive for the
subdirectory WORD and list the clusters and sectors that WORD
occupies.
DI first attempts to read the boot record, and indicates if there
are any problems reading it. If read successfully, this is the
information it contains (all numbers are shown in decimal and
hexadecimal):
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+ System id:
Indicates what operating system was used to
format the disk. For example: IBM 3.1
+ Sector size:
The size in bytes of a disk sector (usually 512).
+ Sectors per cluster:
A cluster is the unit of storage that files are
allocated in. This value indicates the size of
a cluster.
+ Total sectors on disk:
Includes boot record, FAT, root directory, and data
area.
+ Total clusters on disk:
Total sectors / sectors-per-cluster.
+ Sectors per track:
Each concentric ring on one disk surface is divided
into this number of sectors.
+ Number of heads (sides):
The number of recording surfaces (and therefore the
number of read/write heads).
+ Total cylinders:
The total number of cylinders on the disk.
+ Disk capacity:
Total storage in kilobytes. Includes the boot record,
the FAT, the root directory, and the data area.
+ FAT size (in sectors):
The FAT (File Allocation Table) is a table which
contains lists of the clusters allocated to each
file. The value shown is the size of a single copy
of the FAT.
+ Copies of the FAT:
Typically, two copies are kept of the FAT, in case
the first becomes unreadable.
+ First directory block:
The first sector assigned to the root directory. The
root directory is assigned in a single contiguous
block.
+ Number of directory entries:
The root directory is fixed in size. This number is
the maximum number of directory entries that it may
have.
+ Directory size (in sectors):
The total sectors required to hold the number of
directory entries.
+ Number of reserved sectors:
This is the number of sectors reserved before the
FAT. Typically one, for the boot record.
+ Special reserved sectors:
I don't know all that this field includes. It does
include the sectors of previous partitions on a
partitioned drive.
DI then attempts to read the FAT and the root directory into memory.
An error message will indicate any problems.
If a file was specified on the command line, the FAT chain is listed.
The FAT chain is the list of all clusters. The sectors in each
cluster are displayed.
DABUTIL Version 1.1 Documentation, Copyright 1988 by Don Branson page 4
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ENC (ENCrypt) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Encrypts a file using the supplied password. This program performs a simple
encryption, and is useful against casual prying, but does not necessarily
comply with any standards for security.
Format:
enc file1 file2 password
Where file1 is the file to encrypt, file2 is the resultant
encrypted file, and password is used to perform the encryption.
To recover the contents of file1, type:
enc file2 file3 password
File3 will now contain what file1 contained. Password
must be keyed exactly the same: case and length, etc.
If the password contains spaces, it must be
enclosed in double quotes:
enc file1 file2 "pass word"
You must know the password in order to restore the original
contents of the file, since the password is not saved anywhere.
DABUTIL Version 1.1 Documentation, Copyright 1988 by Don Branson page 5
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CATALOG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lists files on a diskette or fixed disk to stdout. (Which may be
redirected.) A header with the disk name, the date and file size is
printed, each directory will be shown, and all the files in each
subdirectory. If an .ARC file is found, all the files contained in it will
be listed, indented after the .ARC file.
Format:
catalog [d:] [-w]
Where 'd:' can be specified to list a disk other than the
current one, and where '-w' specifies that a description of
compression technique is printed for each file in an archive.
Files are printed with file name, extension, size, and date
of last update. Files in archives are additionally listed
with the CRC, and the compressed size of the file. The compression
technique is shown if the '-w' (wide) option is selected.
If the wide option is selected, the print width is 132
characters, so set your 80-column printer to compressed mode
if it has that option.
Examples:
catalog
will list all the files in all directories of the current disk
to the screen. Files contained in .ARC files will be listed.
catalog >prn
will do the same thing, but the output will be sent to the printer.
(Substitute LPT1, etc. where applicable.)
catalog a:
will list the files in all directories of the A: disk to the screen.
catalog -w
will list all files of the current disk. In addition, when files in
.ARC files are listed, a short description of the technique used to
compress the file will be displayed. When this option is specified,
the ouput is 132 characters wide, so probably, you will want to set
your printer to 132 columns, then redirect the output of CATALOG to
the printer, like this:
catalog -w >prn
You may also do this:
catalog a: -w >prn
or this:
catalog -w a: >prn
which does the same.
DABUTIL Version 1.1 Documentation, Copyright 1988 by Don Branson page 6
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SD (Sort Directory) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Reads the current directory, sorts it based on sort options specified, and
writes it back to the disk. This program has been tested on an IBM-PC, an
IBM-PC/AT, and a PS/2 model 80. It has been tested with 360K floppies and
1 meg floppies, and with a 20M fixed disk. It has been tested under MS-DOS
versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 and 3.3. If you use this program with any other
configuration, test it first on a scratch disk, to make sure that the
directory format is compatible with SD.
Format:
sd {nedts} [-d]
Where n, e, d, t, and s are the sort options. Any or all of
these may be specified, and in any order.
Sort options: n - Sort on filename (Alphabetically)
e - File extension (Alphabetically)
d - Date (Oldest to newest)
t - Time (Oldest to newest)
s - Size (Smallest to largest)
The '-d' parameter specifies that all subdirectory entries in
the directory be sorted to the top of the list. If not
specified, the subdirectory entries are sorted with the other
files. Deleted entries are always sorted to the end of
the directory. (When a file is deleted by MS-DOS, the entry
is not physically removed, but is flagged to indicate that
it can be used for another file entry.) A '-' can be used after
any sort option to reverse the order of that sort.
Examples:
sd ne
will sort the current directory by name first, then extension, like
this:
Volume in drive C is HARD DRIVE
Directory of C:\WORD
. <DIR> 9-03-87 10:45a
.. <DIR> 9-03-87 10:45a
1 STY 1664 9-19-84 12:00p
ARTICLE STY 1024 9-19-84 12:00p
DANSRES BAK 512 4-06-85 2:56p
DANSRES DOC 512 4-06-85 3:03p
DEFAULT STY 768 9-19-84 12:00p
DRAFT STY 1024 9-19-84 12:00p
EXAMPLE DOC 4352 9-18-84 12:00p
MOUSE COM 4192 9-18-84 12:00p
WORD COM 2062 9-18-84 12:00p
11 File(s) 5275648 bytes free
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sd en
will sort the current directory by extension first, then name, like
this:
Volume in drive C is HARD DRIVE
Directory of C:\WORD
. <DIR> 9-03-87 10:45a
.. <DIR> 9-03-87 10:45a
DANSRES BAK 512 4-06-85 2:56p
MOUSE COM 4192 9-18-84 12:00p
WORD COM 2062 9-18-84 12:00p
DANSRES DOC 512 4-06-85 3:03p
EXAMPLE DOC 4352 9-18-84 12:00p
1 STY 1664 9-19-84 12:00p
ARTICLE STY 1024 9-19-84 12:00p
DEFAULT STY 768 9-19-84 12:00p
DRAFT STY 1024 9-19-84 12:00p
11 File(s) 5271552 bytes free
Other examples:
sd dts -d
will sort subdirectory entries to the top, and will sort the files
on date, time and size. The subdirectories will be sorted on the
same parameters.
sd dt
will sort the directory with the newest files at the end of the list.
sd d-t-
will sort the directory with the newest files at the top of the list.
sd n-e
will sort the directory on name in reverse alphabetic order, and
When using the -d parameter to sort the subdirectory entries to the
top, the subdirectory entries will be sorted on the same parameters
as the filename entries.
DABUTIL.DOC
DABUTIL Version 1.1 Documentation, Copyright 1988 by Don Branson page 1
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - LD (List Directories) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
List all directories on the current drive,
starting with the root directory.
Format:
ld [d:] [-s]
Where 'd:' is an optional drive letter which can be specified
to list the directories of a drive other than the current
drive. Hidden directories will be displayed.
Use -s to print a summary of each directory. The summary includes
a count of the files in the directory (not including subdirectories)
and a sum of the file sizes in the directory.
Examples:
ld
will list all directories in the current drive.
ld a:
will list all directories in drive A
ld -s
will list all directories in the current drive, and shows
the total number of files, and the sum of their file sizes.
The count and sum do not include subdirectory entries or
volume labels, but do include hidden files.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FF (Find Files) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
List all occurrences of a file, the directories they are found in, and
some information about each occurrence.
Format:
ff [d:]filename
Where filename is required. Filename may contain the
wildcard characters '?' and '*'.
Examples:
ff *.c
will display all the directories where any file having the extension
.C is found, and each occurence of file with that extension.
A drive specifier 'd:' may be specified to search a drive other than
the current drive. Hidden files will be displayed, subdirectory
entries will not.
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - DI (Disk Info) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
List information about a diskette or fixed disk. Shows sector size,
track size, cluster size, FAT (File Allocation Table) size, root directory
size, etc. Shows if the boot record, the FAT, and the root directory can be
read. A drive may be specified. A subdirectory or file may be specified.
The cluster and sector numbers where that subdirectory or file resides
will be displayed.
Format:
di [d:][filename]
Where filename can be:
file or
\subdirectory or
\subdirectory\file or
c:\subdir\file etc.
No wildcards (? or *) are allowed in the file name.
Examples:
di readme.doc
will list the boot record information for the current disk
and the clusters and sectors for readme.doc. DI will search
for readme.doc in the current directory.
di \readme.doc
will do the same thing, except that the backslash will indicate
to DI to search in the root directory of the current disk.
di c:\readme.doc
will again do the same thing, except that DI will look on the drive
C: to find file readme.doc
di \word\readme.doc
will tell DI to look on the current disk, in the subdirectory
WORD to find readme.doc.
di c:\word\readme.doc
will tell DI to look on disk C: in subdirectory WORD for readme.doc.
Instead of readme.doc, a subdirectory could be specified, for
example:
di c:\word
will look in the root directory of the current drive for the
subdirectory WORD and list the clusters and sectors that WORD
occupies.
DI first attempts to read the boot record, and indicates if there
are any problems reading it. If read successfully, this is the
information it contains (all numbers are shown in decimal and
hexadecimal):
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+ System id:
Indicates what operating system was used to
format the disk. For example: IBM 3.1
+ Sector size:
The size in bytes of a disk sector (usually 512).
+ Sectors per cluster:
A cluster is the unit of storage that files are
allocated in. This value indicates the size of
a cluster.
+ Total sectors on disk:
Includes boot record, FAT, root directory, and data
area.
+ Total clusters on disk:
Total sectors / sectors-per-cluster.
+ Sectors per track:
Each concentric ring on one disk surface is divided
into this number of sectors.
+ Number of heads (sides):
The number of recording surfaces (and therefore the
number of read/write heads).
+ Total cylinders:
The total number of cylinders on the disk.
+ Disk capacity:
Total storage in kilobytes. Includes the boot record,
the FAT, the root directory, and the data area.
+ FAT size (in sectors):
The FAT (File Allocation Table) is a table which
contains lists of the clusters allocated to each
file. The value shown is the size of a single copy
of the FAT.
+ Copies of the FAT:
Typically, two copies are kept of the FAT, in case
the first becomes unreadable.
+ First directory block:
The first sector assigned to the root directory. The
root directory is assigned in a single contiguous
block.
+ Number of directory entries:
The root directory is fixed in size. This number is
the maximum number of directory entries that it may
have.
+ Directory size (in sectors):
The total sectors required to hold the number of
directory entries.
+ Number of reserved sectors:
This is the number of sectors reserved before the
FAT. Typically one, for the boot record.
+ Special reserved sectors:
I don't know all that this field includes. It does
include the sectors of previous partitions on a
partitioned drive.
DI then attempts to read the FAT and the root directory into memory.
An error message will indicate any problems.
If a file was specified on the command line, the FAT chain is listed.
The FAT chain is the list of all clusters. The sectors in each
cluster are displayed.
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ENC (ENCrypt) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Encrypts a file using the supplied password. This program performs a simple
encryption, and is useful against casual prying, but does not necessarily
comply with any standards for security.
Format:
enc file1 file2 password
Where file1 is the file to encrypt, file2 is the resultant
encrypted file, and password is used to perform the encryption.
To recover the contents of file1, type:
enc file2 file3 password
File3 will now contain what file1 contained. Password
must be keyed exactly the same: case and length, etc.
If the password contains spaces, it must be
enclosed in double quotes:
enc file1 file2 "pass word"
You must know the password in order to restore the original
contents of the file, since the password is not saved anywhere.
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CATALOG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lists files on a diskette or fixed disk to stdout. (Which may be
redirected.) A header with the disk name, the date and file size is
printed, each directory will be shown, and all the files in each
subdirectory. If an .ARC file is found, all the files contained in it will
be listed, indented after the .ARC file.
Format:
catalog [d:] [-w]
Where 'd:' can be specified to list a disk other than the
current one, and where '-w' specifies that a description of
compression technique is printed for each file in an archive.
Files are printed with file name, extension, size, and date
of last update. Files in archives are additionally listed
with the CRC, and the compressed size of the file. The compression
technique is shown if the '-w' (wide) option is selected.
If the wide option is selected, the print width is 132
characters, so set your 80-column printer to compressed mode
if it has that option.
Examples:
catalog
will list all the files in all directories of the current disk
to the screen. Files contained in .ARC files will be listed.
catalog >prn
will do the same thing, but the output will be sent to the printer.
(Substitute LPT1, etc. where applicable.)
catalog a:
will list the files in all directories of the A: disk to the screen.
catalog -w
will list all files of the current disk. In addition, when files in
.ARC files are listed, a short description of the technique used to
compress the file will be displayed. When this option is specified,
the ouput is 132 characters wide, so probably, you will want to set
your printer to 132 columns, then redirect the output of CATALOG to
the printer, like this:
catalog -w >prn
You may also do this:
catalog a: -w >prn
or this:
catalog -w a: >prn
which does the same.
DABUTIL Version 1.1 Documentation, Copyright 1988 by Don Branson page 6
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SD (Sort Directory) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Reads the current directory, sorts it based on sort options specified, and
writes it back to the disk. This program has been tested on an IBM-PC, an
IBM-PC/AT, and a PS/2 model 80. It has been tested with 360K floppies and
1 meg floppies, and with a 20M fixed disk. It has been tested under MS-DOS
versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 and 3.3. If you use this program with any other
configuration, test it first on a scratch disk, to make sure that the
directory format is compatible with SD.
Format:
sd {nedts} [-d]
Where n, e, d, t, and s are the sort options. Any or all of
these may be specified, and in any order.
Sort options: n - Sort on filename (Alphabetically)
e - File extension (Alphabetically)
d - Date (Oldest to newest)
t - Time (Oldest to newest)
s - Size (Smallest to largest)
The '-d' parameter specifies that all subdirectory entries in
the directory be sorted to the top of the list. If not
specified, the subdirectory entries are sorted with the other
files. Deleted entries are always sorted to the end of
the directory. (When a file is deleted by MS-DOS, the entry
is not physically removed, but is flagged to indicate that
it can be used for another file entry.) A '-' can be used after
any sort option to reverse the order of that sort.
Examples:
sd ne
will sort the current directory by name first, then extension, like
this:
Volume in drive C is HARD DRIVE
Directory of C:\WORD
. <DIR> 9-03-87 10:45a
.. <DIR> 9-03-87 10:45a
1 STY 1664 9-19-84 12:00p
ARTICLE STY 1024 9-19-84 12:00p
DANSRES BAK 512 4-06-85 2:56p
DANSRES DOC 512 4-06-85 3:03p
DEFAULT STY 768 9-19-84 12:00p
DRAFT STY 1024 9-19-84 12:00p
EXAMPLE DOC 4352 9-18-84 12:00p
MOUSE COM 4192 9-18-84 12:00p
WORD COM 2062 9-18-84 12:00p
11 File(s) 5275648 bytes free
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - SD (Sort Directory) continued - - - - - - - - - -
sd en
will sort the current directory by extension first, then name, like
this:
Volume in drive C is HARD DRIVE
Directory of C:\WORD
. <DIR> 9-03-87 10:45a
.. <DIR> 9-03-87 10:45a
DANSRES BAK 512 4-06-85 2:56p
MOUSE COM 4192 9-18-84 12:00p
WORD COM 2062 9-18-84 12:00p
DANSRES DOC 512 4-06-85 3:03p
EXAMPLE DOC 4352 9-18-84 12:00p
1 STY 1664 9-19-84 12:00p
ARTICLE STY 1024 9-19-84 12:00p
DEFAULT STY 768 9-19-84 12:00p
DRAFT STY 1024 9-19-84 12:00p
11 File(s) 5271552 bytes free
Other examples:
sd dts -d
will sort subdirectory entries to the top, and will sort the files
on date, time and size. The subdirectories will be sorted on the
same parameters.
sd dt
will sort the directory with the newest files at the end of the list.
sd d-t-
will sort the directory with the newest files at the top of the list.
sd n-e
will sort the directory on name in reverse alphabetic order, and
When using the -d parameter to sort the subdirectory entries to the
top, the subdirectory entries will be sorted on the same parameters
as the filename entries.
EZDO.DOC
EZDO 1.0 page 1
Easy Disk Operations version 1.0 January 1988
EZDO (tm)
SOONER SOFTWARE INC.
c/o Richard Tooley
1313 Buckingham Pl.
Richardson, Texas 75081
phone (214) 690-5287
EZDO is a user supported program distributed through various shareware
outlets. A fee of $12.95 is required for its continued use. Please send
this amount to Richard Tooley at the above address.
EZDO (tm) Copyright (c) 1988 by Richard Tooley, Sooner Software (tm).
All rights reserved.
EZDO Introduction
EZDO is an easy to use utility program which executes on an IBM or IBM
compatible PC using DOS 2.x or 3.x. Pleasing colors are present for PC's
using a color/graphics adapter. The underline and highlight features are
used for those with the monochrome adapter. This program greatly
enhances the process of maintaining disk files and directories. EZDO
provides all the common DOS file maintenance capabilities such as:
delete, rename, copy, file viewing, creating directories, and showing
files and subdirectories on a disk or whithin a subdirectory. In
addition, there are commands which will sort filenames and directories,
find a file, modify a file's attributes, save EZDO's output display to a
file, and invoke user supplied programs to edit, show, or print a file.
A general purpose user definable program can also be invoked on any
selected file. EZDO also provides the capibility to invoke commands on a
group of files, called marked files. File groups may be copied, deleted,
or have their attributes modified. Also, each file within the marked
group may be printed by a user supplied print program, or operated upon
by any user definable program.
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Executing EZDO
EZDO is invoked by typing either Line (1) or Line (2), illustrated below,
followed by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.
(1) EZDO
(2) EZDO disk, or pathname
Line (1) will cause EZDO to work with files and directories from the
default disk. While Line (2) allows a disk or directory pathname to be
specified as the source of files on which it will operate.
Example 1): Assume that the default disk is A:. One can execute EZDO
with the files on disk A: to work with as shown. Either
one of the 4 lines will suffice.
(1) EZDO
(2) EZDO A
(3) EZDO A:
(4) EZDO A:\
Example (2): If one wishes to work with the files in the directory C:\DOS,
enter Line (1) or Line (2). If Line (2) is entered, the DOS
directory must be selected from EZDO's screen display. This
is done by positioning the cursor to the "DOS" directory
line on EZDO's display line and then enter the EZDO "show"
command by pressing the s or S key).
(1) EZDO C:\DOS
(2) EZDO C
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EZDO's Display
Once EZDO is brought into execution, say for disk C, a screen similar to
that as shown in figure 1 will be displayed. The first two lines make up
the information window. At any time during EZDO's execution, the H or h
key may be pressed to bring up the help window, see figure 2. After any
key is pressed, the two lines of the information window will change as
shown in figure 2. From that point on, line 1 will display information
regarding the disk and directory which has been choosen and line 2 will
display status information. This first line will then contain:
(1) The pathname of the directory or subdirectory being displayed.
Referring to figure 1, this field contains "C:\*.*" which is the root
directory of disk C.
(2) The next field in this line shows the total number of entries in the
root directory. From figure 1 there are 26 entries. Each entry is
either a file or a subdirectory.
(3) The last 2 fields show the amount of disk space, in bytes, used by
this directory and the number of bytes free (not used).
If an EZDO command has been executed or is in the process of being
executed, line 1 of the information window will display command
information. If input is necessary, a command prompt will be displayed
there. The prompt will make it clear what data is needed and a sample
input data is provided. Most of the time it will only be necessary to
edit characters in the sample to produce what is needed. When the
desired input is obtained, the enter key should be pressed.
Line 2 in the information window will normally display status information
on the number of marked files and the input substitute string, see
paragraph "Additional Input for Commands". If a command has been
executed, it displays status regarding the command.
The command information and status lines in the information window , see
figure 3, will remain until a key is pressed. The window will then
revert back to the one showing status for the directory similar to that
shown in figure 2.
EZDO's File and directory entries are numbered, see Figure 1. Twenty
ebtries are displayed per screen page. The space to the right of the
numbered entries is where a HELP window will be displayed when the key H
or h is pressed, see figure 2.
"MORE" ,see figure 1, is displayed at the end of the page if there are
more entries. And "END" ,see figure 2, is displayed when there are no
more entries to display.
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C:\*.* 26 Entries, Space Used 76303, Free 29220086
EZDO Disk management program by Richard Tooley, Press H for Help
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 ASM oct 11/87 3:41p 0 .Dir
2 BAT oct 19/87 6:51p 0 .Dir
3 BRIEF dec 22/87 4:14p 0 .Dir
4 CPCK oct 11/87 3:35p 0 .Dir
5 DOS jan 01/80 12:13a 0 .Dir
6 EX jan 01/80 12:21a 0 .Dir
7 EZDO jan 01/80 12:18a 0 .Dir
8 GAMES oct 04/87 4:06p 0 .Dir
9 GASP! oct 07/87 4:43p 0 .Dir
10 LC oct 17/87 4:37p 0 .Dir
11 NORTON oct 17/87 6:03p 0 .Dir
12 PRF dec 16/87 3:14p 0 .Dir
13 TEXT oct 06/87 6:32p 0 .Dir
14 TL dec 16/87 11:53a 0 .Dir
15 XTREE jan 01/80 12:13a 0 .Dir
16 AUTOEXEC.BAT dec 16/87 9:46a 191 A...
17 COMMAND.COM oct 20/83 12:00a 17792 A..R
18 CONFIG.SYS dec 20/87 11:08a 56 A...
19 DOSENV.ENV dec 16/87 1:35p 128 A...
20 HANDI2PC.EXE apr 12/84 9:55a 1280 A...
MORE
Figure 1, typical screen on entry to EZDO
An entry line, see a numbered line in either figure 1 or figure 2,
represents a file or a subdirectory. The information in a typical entry
line consist of a series of fields which are now described. The first
field is a sequential number count of the entry. There are up to twenty
entries in each screen page. Next is the file name or subdirectory name
field. The creation date and time are the next two fields. The months are
abrieviated to three characters. An 'a' or 'p' follows the time to
indicate either AM or PM. After that comes the size of the file in
bytes. A zero always appears in this field for subdirectories entries.
The last field is the file's attributes or a subdirectory indicator.
Legal attributes (ASHR) indicate that the entry line represents a file.
A ".Dir" in the attribute field implies that the entry represents a
subdirectory. Legal attributes are listed below.
A - Archive, when on, the file is marked as being modified since its
creation. Backup programs will normally backup those files that have
this bit set. After backup, the bit will be reset.
R - Read only, when on, the file can only be read. Not deleted or
modified.
H - Hidden, when on the file will not be displayed with a DOS DIR
command, although EZDO will display it.
S - System, when on The file is classified as a DOS system file.
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All sbudirectory entries appear before the file entries, see figure 1.
If a EZDO sort command is given (F4, sF4, aF4, cF4), two sorts are made,
one for the subdirectory entries which appear first and then one for the
file entries which appear next.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C:\*.* 26 Entries, Space Used 76303, Free 29220086
Marked = 0, H - Help, ^A substitute string:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19 DOSENV.ENV dec 16/87 1:35p 128 A... |PgUp-up page| PgDn-down pg
20 HANDI2PC.EXE apr 12/84 9:55a 1280 A... |Home-first | End-last
21 PROMPTS oct 07/87 5:01p 2149 A... |'-' up by 3| '+' dwn by 3
22 SCRNSAVE.COM dec 21/83 1:12p 384 A... |F1-Find file| F2-Find next
23 SR.COM jan 01/80 12:00a 4890 A... |F3-mrk/unmrk| F4-sort
24 THEREST.BAT dec 20/87 11:10a 178 A... |F5-refresh | F6-save scrn
25 VDISK.SYS oct 06/87 5:54p 3307 A... |F7-mrk all | sF7-unmk all
26 WDPARK.EXE apr 03/87 3:05p 8624 A... |aF7-alt mrk | cF7-mrk all C
|F8-mrk match| sF8-umrk match
|F9-mark matching dates
|F10-Exit
|
|A-chg Attr | aA-Attr mrkd
|C-Copy | aC-copy mrkd
|D-Delete | aD-delete mrkd
|M-Make dir | R-remane file
|N-New dir | E-Edit file
|P-Print file| aP-print mrkd
|U-User pgrm | aU-user mrkd
|S-show file/directory
|Q-Quit show or Exit
END |V-enter substitute string
Figure 2, typical EZDO's screen after the H key is pressed
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Delete file C:\MIAMI.DOC
C:\MIAMI.DOC deleted
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Figure 3, EZDO's information window after a Delete command
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Selecting Files and Moving in the Display
Files are selected by positioning the cursor to the desired file in the
display. The display cursor always stays in column 1, but can be moved
to any of the twenty, or less, displayed file or subdirectory entries.
The screen will roll up or down to display entries that are not on the
screen when the cursor bumps the top or bottom of the display. The
cursor is moved up or down one entry by pressing the up or down arrow
key. The cousor can be moved 3 entries at a time. Pressing the + key
moves 3 entries down and the - key moves 3 entries up. The page up
(PgUp) or page down (PgDn) keys will display a new page which consist of
the last 2 entries of the previous page and 18 (or less) new entries of
the next page. The Home key will always select the first entry, while
the End key will select the last entry. The entry on which the corsor is
positioned is the one selected. The selected entry is highlighted on a
colored screen and underlined on monochrome screen.
Additional Input for Commands
Some commands will require additional input. When it is required a
prompt will appear in line 1 of the information window. The prompt will
make it clear as to what data is needed. A sample input will appear in
the input field. Most of the time this sample will be close to what is
needed and will therefore only require some simple editing. The editing
rules follows.
1) The right and left arrow keys may be used to position the cursor to
any character.
2) Character over strike mode is initially in effect. Over strike and
insert mode may be toggled by pressing the Ins key. When positioned
to the last character in the input field, insert mode is selected
automatically.
3) The Del key will delete the character under the cursor.
4) The ctrl-End key will delete from the cursor to the end of the field.
A definable substitute string can be entered at any point in the input
field of an input prompt when the "ctrl a" key sequence is entered. That
is, while pressing the ctrl key, press the a or A key key. The input
mode will change to insert when this key sequence is invoked. The string
will be inserted at the cursor by pushing characters on the right to make
room. This substitute insert string can save much typing effort in
repeat typing of long pathnames. The string is displayed in the
information window and can be defined or changed by the EZDO 'V'
miscellaneous command.
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Input with Wild Card characters
Certain commands will process wild card characters in the input prompt
field. When specified by the command description in this manual, the wild
card character '*' may appear in the input field of a prompt. There are 3
forms types that the wild card may have in an input field.
*name - This form represents any entry which has the characters supplied
in "name" as its right most characters. For example, "*.EXE" will
represent any entry which has ".EXE" as its right most characters. Any
entry which ends in ".EXE" will be represented, such as, RT.EXE or
OU.EXE, etc.
name* - This form represents any entry which has the characters supplied
in "name" as its left most characters. For example, "S*" will represent
any entry which has 'S' as its left most characters. Any entry which
starts with 'S' will be represented, such as, START.COM, SEX.DOC, etc.
*name* - This form represents any entry which has the characters supplied
in "name" appearing anywhere in its text.
For example, "*EX*" will represent any
entry which has "EX" appearing anywhere, such as, SEX.DOC, EZDO.EXE, etc.
Aborting Commands
Most all commands will produce an input prompt. If no additional input is
needed, a "Y/N" prompt will appear. Pressing the Y or y key will cause
the command to execute. Pressing the N or n key will abort the command.
If additional input is needed, the command may be aborted before the
enter key is pressed by pressing the Esc key.
Using Commands of EZDO
There are four types of commands:
1) Commands which perform some action on a selected file. Files are
selected by positioning the cursor to the desired file in the display.
These commands are referred to as single action commands.
2) Miscellaneous commands are commands which do not act upon entries, but
change EZOD's display or behavior.
3) Commands which will mark or unmark an entry or a set of entries are
referred to as marking commands.
4) Commands which act on each individual file in a group of marked files.
These commands are referred to as marked commands.
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Invoking User Supplied Programs
There are 4 single action commands and 2 marked commands which will
invoke up to 4 different user supplied programs. These programs are
executed by obtaining parameter strings from the environment section of
DOS. These environment strings must be defined in DOS by using the DOS
SET command. There is a unique environment string for each of the 4
invokable programs. Another string, which defines the path of a master
directory, can also be used, if these programs reside in a common
directory that is not defined by the DOS PATH environment parameter.
These 4 environment parameters are named ED, SF, PF, and UP. They must be
set to a string which is the name of the program to be executed. Assume
that the following DOS command is used to set the EZDO's Edit environment
parameter.
SET ED=PCEDIT
The above will cause PCEDIT.COM or PCEDIT.EXE to be invoked when the EZDO
edit command 'E' is used. If the MD environment parameter had been
defined by the following DOS command,
SET MD=C:\EX
the edit command would execute PCEDIT.COM or PCEDIT.EXE from the
subdirectory C:\EX. The MD environment parameter is used for the all the
invokable programs (Edit, Print, Show File, and the User definable
Program). If this is not suitable, the DOS PATH can be supplied to give
path information for each invokable program. The MD environment
parameter is supplied as a means to shorten strings in the environment.
The rules for EZDO program execution is as follows:
(1) The program whose name is obtained from its assigned environment
string is is searched for in the MD directory. If found, it is
executed.
(2) If it does not reside in the MD directory, It is executed using the
DOS PATH environment parameter.
(3) The program must accept a pathname of a file as its argument.
The 4 single action commands which invoke a user supplied program are: E,
P, S, and U (see their respective descriptions in this manual). The 2
marked commands are (alt)P, and (alt)U (see their respective descriptions
in this manual).
EZDO 1.0 page 9
Single Action Commands
These commands perform some action on the selected entry and are invoked
by pressing a letter key in upper or lower case. The letter is usually
the first character of the action which is performed. Some of these
commands will require additional input. When it is required a prompt
will appear in line 1 of the information window. The prompt will make it
clear as to what is needed. Below is a discussion of these commands.
The command key for the command is listed in upper case, but may be used
in either upper or lower case. A hyphen separates the key command from
its description.
A - change file Attributes.
A prompt appears allowing new attributes to be entered or deleted.
Attributes are entered as +/-ARSH in upper or lower case. A plus (+)
before the attribute means to add it, while a minus (-) means to
delete it. Example, -a+r would mean to turn off the archive and turn
on the read only attribute bits. Attributes codes are as follows:
a - Archive, r - read only, h - hidden, and s - system.
C - Copy file.
An input prompt appears to allow the destination to be entered. The
destination can be either a disk such as d: or d:\, a subdirectory,
or a full pathname. A 'C' is placed in the entry display window to
the right of the name of the file that was copied. This enables
copied files to easily be identified. This 'C' will over write the
marking symbol, if one is present.
D - Delete file or subdirectory.
A Yes or No prompt will appear, enter a Y or N. If a subdirectory is
to be deleted, it must be void of files. A "Del" will be placed to
the right of the entry deleted. This enables deleted entries to be
easily identified.
E - Invoke the users supplied Edit program.
The users supplied edit program is invoked with the selected file's
full path name as its input parameter. This program is selected by
setting the environment parameter "ED" to the name of the editor.
Assume that the editor program is in the file PCEDIT.EXE with a path
of C:\EXE. The following DOS SET commands could be used:
>SET MD=C:\EXE
>SET ED=PCEDIT
These two DOS commands will set up EZDO's master directory (MD) and
edit name (ED) environment parameters necessary to invoke the users
supplied edit program. The edit program must accept the selected
entry filename as an input parameter. If the edit program's path has
already been set up in the PATH environment parameter or none is
needed, then the MD environment parameter in not needed. The MD
environment parameter is used for the all the invokable programs
(Edit, Print, Show File, and the User definable program).
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Single Action Commands (continued)
P - Invoke the users supplied Print program.
The users supplied print program is invoked with the selected file's
full pathname as its input parameter. This program is selected by
setting the environment parameter "PF" to the name of the print
program. Assume that the print program is the file PRINT.COM and it
resides in the directory C:\EX. The following DOS SET commands could
be used:
>SET MD=C:\EX
>SET PF=PRINT
R - Rename file or subdirectory.
The selected entry is renamed. A prompt appears to allow a new name
to be entered.
S - Show a file contents or show entries of a subdirectory.
If a file entry is selected, the users supplied show file program is
invoked with the selected file's full pathname as its input argument.
This program is selected for execution by setting the environment
parameter "SF" to the name of the program. Assume that the program
is in the file SHOW.COM and resides in the directory C:\EX. The
following DOS SET commands could be used:
>SET MD=C:\EX
>SET SF=SHOW
If a subdirectory is selected, that directory becomes the new EZDO
directory and its entries are displayed. Subdirectories up to depth
of 24 may be selected. The Q command will return EZDO back to the
previous directory from which the selection was made.
U - Invoke the Users supplied Universal program.
A user supplied and definable program is invoked with the selected
file as its input parameter. This program is selected by setting the
environment parameter "UP" to the name of the program. Assume that
this program is in the file ANYPROG.EXE with a path of C:\EX. The
following DOS SET commands could be used:
>SET MD=C:\EX
>SET UP=ANYPROG
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Miscellaneous Commands
These commands effect the display or change the behavior of EZDO. Single
letter commands and function key commands exist in this group. Single
letter commands are invoked by pressing an upper or lower case letter.
Function key commands are invoked by a function key or function key
sequence. These keys are shown symbolically as Fx, sFx, cFx, or aFx.
Where x is a digit 0 - 9, and 's', 'c', and 'a' means to hold the shift
key, Ctrl key, or the Alt key respectively while pressing the function
key Fx. A hyphen separates the key from its description.
M - Make a directory.
Make a directory, selected entry is ignored. Directory prompt
appears to allow the directory name to be entered..
N - Select a New EZDO directory.
A new directory is selected for EZDO to work with. A directory
prompt appears and an new EZDO display appears showing the new
selected directory.
Q - Quit the show subdirectory command or exit EZDO.
This command will return EZDO back to the previous directory from
which a Show subdirectory selection was made. It will cause EZDO to
exit if no Show subdirectory command was in effect.
V - Enter the input substitute string.
Allows the input substitute string to be entered or edited and
changed. This substitute string is entered in any input prompt when
the "ctrl a" key sequence is entered. That is, while pressing the
ctrl key, press the a or A key key. This saves effort in repeat
typing of long pathnames. It may be inserted at any point in the
input field of a prompt. The input mode changes to insert when a
substitute string is inserted into the data field.
F1 - Find the first occurrence of an entry.
A prompt appears to allow the entry name to be entered. All of
EZDO's entries are searched, starting with the first one and the
first entry that matches the name is selected. Wild card characters
may be used in the input field.
F2 - Find the next occurrence of the F1 entry.
This command uses the name entered in the F1 command for its search.
The first entry that matches the name, starting from where the F1
search left off is selected.
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Miscellaneous Commands (continued)
F4 - Sort the entries by the indicated method.
This command will sort the entries of EZDO's selected directory by
Name, name Extension, or Date and time. A prompt appears to allow
the sort selection to be made. Enter an 'N' or "NAME" in upper or
lower case to sort by name. Like wise, an 'E' or "EXT" will sort by
the name extension. While a 'D' or "DATE" will cause the entries to
be sorted by date and time. All prompt responses may be entered in
either lower or upper case.
F5 - Refresh the screen.
If the screen becomes cluttered or if files or subdirectories have
been created since the entries have been displayed or refreshed,
this command will display the current entries of the EZDO selected
directory. All deleted files are eliminated, all copied file
indicators and marked file indicators are lost. All new files
and subdirectories are displayed.
F6 - Save EZDO's display to a file.
EZDO's entry display is saved to a file. A prompt appears so that the
name of the file can be entered.
F10 - Exit EZDO.
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Marking Commands
These commands effect the marking and unmarking of EZDO'S entries. Marked
entries become a group of entries which can be acted upon by the Marked
commands. The Marked count which appears in line 2 of the information
window is effected. These commands are invoked by a function key
sequence. These keys are shown symbolically as Fx, sFx, cFx, or aFx.
Where x is a digit 0 - 9. An 's', 'c', or 'a' means to hold the shift
key, Ctrl key, or the Alt key respectively while pressing the function
key Fx. A hyphen separates the key from its description.
F3 - Toggles the marking and unmarking of the selected entry.
If the selected entry is marked, this command will unmark it. If
the selected entry is unmarked, this command will mark it.
F7 - Mark all entries.
This command will mark all entries that are not already marked.
sF7 - Unmark all entries.
This command will unmark all entries that are marked.
aF7 - Alternate Mark all entries.
This command will mark all entries that are not already marked and
unmark all entries that are marked.
cF7 - Mark all Copied entries.
When a file is copied a 'C' is placed to the left of the entry
name. This 'C' will over write any marking indicator, but searves
as an easy to spot indicator for all copied files. This command
will mark all files that have the Copied indicator.
F8 - Mark all entries which match a wild card name.
This command will mark all entries that are not already marked and
which match the wild card name entered at the prompt.
sF8 - Unmark all entries which match a wild card name.
This command will unmark all entries that are marked and which
match the wild card name entered at the prompt.
EZDO 1.0 page 14
Marking Commands (continued)
F9 - Mark all entries which match the date input field.
A prompt appears which allows the date field to be entered as:
=yymmdd, >yymmdd, or <yymmdd.
yy are 2 digits which indicate the year in this century.
mm are 2 digits which indicate 1 of 12 months of the year.
dd are 2 digits which indicate the day of the month.
For example 070228, represents February 28, 1907.
=yymmdd will mark all entries which have a creation date equal to
the one given.
>yymmdd will mark all entries which have a creation date greater
than the one given.
<yymmdd will mark all entries which have a creation date less than
the one given.
EZDO 1.0 page 15
Marked Commands
These commands will perform some action on each marked entry as a group.
These commands are invoked by holding down the Alt key while pressing a
letter key in upper or lower case. This key sequence is represented
symbolically as "aX" where 'X ' is a letter key. For example, aA means
to hold down the Alt key and press the 'A' key. A hyphen separates the
key from its description.
aA - Change the attributes of all marked files.
A prompt appears allowing new attributes to be entered or deleted.
Attributes are entered as +/-ARSH in upper or lower case. A plus (+)
before the attribute means to add it, while a minus (-) means to
delete it. Example, -a+r would mean to turn off the archive and turn
on the read only attribute bits for each marked file. Attributes
codes are as follows:
a - Archive, r - read only, h - hidden, and s - system.
aC - Copy all marked files to a given directory.
A Yes or No prompt will appear, enter a Y or N. Another prompt
appears which allows the directory to be entered. The last prompt
of this command will ask whether to query on existing files. A 'N'
or 'Y' in upper or lower case should be entered. A no response will
cause all marked files to be copied to the indicated directory over
writing existing files with the same name. A yes response will
cause an append or over write query to appear for each existing
file which has the same name as the one being copied. A yes, no,
or append response (y, n, a) is required. After each file is
copied, a 'C' is placed in the marking field of the entry to
indicate that the file has been copied. The Marked count in the
information window is decreased by the number of files copied.
aD - Delete all marked entries.
A Yes or No prompt will appear, enter a Y or N. If a subdirectory
is to be deleted, it must be void of files. A "Del" will be placed
to the right of all entries deleted. This enables deleted entries
to be easily identified. The Marked count in the information
window is decreased by the number of files deleted.
EZDO 1.0 page 16
Marked Commands (continued)
aP - Invoke the users Print program on the group of marked files.
The users supplied print program is invoked on each marked file
with the file's full pathname as its input parameter. This program
is selected by setting the environment parameter "PF" to the name
of the print program by using the DOS SET command.
aU - Invoke the Users defined program on the group of marked files.
The users supplied program is invoked on each marked file with the
file's full pathname as its input parameter. This program is
selected by setting the environment parameter "UP" to the name of
the Users defined program by using the DOS SET command.
EZDO (tm) Copyright (c) 1988 by Richard Tooley, Sooner Software (tm).
All rights reserved.
FILE1176.TXT
Disk No 1176
Program Title: DABUTIL, EZDO, CAPP, and EASYDOS
PC-SIG version 1.1
DABUTIL offers hard disk users a half-dozen valuable utilities to help
them maintain their files and disks. A list directory command will list
directories on any drive showing the number of files and the sum of
their file sizes including hidden files. The find file utility lists
all the occurences of a file and the directories it is found in. Disk
information lists a variety of information about diskettes and fixed
disks. It shows sector size, track size, cluster size, FAT, and root
directory. A subdirectory or file may be specified.
ENC encrypts files using a supplied password. Easy to use, it is
valuable against casual prying. CATALOG lists files on a diskette or
fixed disk. It lists the disk name, dates and file sizes, directories
and files by subdirectory. It also lists archived files. Another
utility reads the current directory and sorts files by filename,
extensions, dates, times and size.
EZDO (Easy Disk Operations) is a file and directory utility that will
give you additional capabilities to DOS. With EZDO you can sort the
files within the present directory, find a file in the directory, change
a file's attributes, and mark a group of files to perform a certain
operation. With EZDO you may copy, delete, rename, change directories,
and make directories. The screen displayed by EZDO may be saved to a
disk file. EZDO may also invoke other programs to edit, view and print
a file. A general purpose user-definable program may also be invoked on
any selected file.
CAPP (C and PASCAL Print and Check) is a program that will aid you in
finding errors in your C or PASCAL program by printing a formatted
output of the source code. This output contains visual aids that
include source lines, blocks, comments and possible errors. Nine simple
semantic error checks are made, some intended to bring to your attention
to programming situations that may give you unintended results. The
error file contains the line number of source lines which have an error
or a probable error.
EASYDOS is a program that will provide you an easy-to-use menu for
performing simple DOS operations. The advantage of using this menu is
that you do not have to know the complicated DOS syntax or command line
parameters. With EASYDOS all you have to do is to select the letter of
your choice on the menu. The menu will allow you to easily copy, erase,
and rename files. You can also get a directory of a disk to view the
files it contains. EASYDOS will also let you change your CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files on your boot-up disk. The CONFIG.SYS file is used to
set up your computer system, and the AUTOEXEC.BAT file will
automatically execute certain files. With EASYDOS you can view each
file and either change it or leave it as it is. This program has
on-line help that explains in detail each menu option in the program,
and is very useful for beginning users of DOS.
Usage: Disk/File/System Utilities.
Special Requirements: None.
How to Start: Type GO (press enter).
Suggested Registration: $10.00 for DABUTIL, $12.95 for EZDO, $7.95 for
CAPP, and $25.00 for EASYDOS.
File Descriptions:
-------- --- DABUTIL
CATALOG COM Lists files and archive contents on a disk.
DABUTIL DOC Describes utilities on disk.
DABUTIL REG Registration form, information.
DI COM Displays disk information.
ENC COM Copy file, encrypting it in the process.
FF COM Find file utility.
LD COM List Directory utility.
README DAB Initial user information.
SD COM Sort current information.
-------- --- EZDO and CAPP
EZDO EXE Main program.
EZDO DOC Documentation for EZDO.
CAPP EXE Main program.
CAPP DOC Documentation for CAPP.
-------- --- EASY DOS
EASYDOS COM Main program.
README COM Displays the help file on the screen.
HELP DOC Help file.
PC-SIG
1030D E Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale CA 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1988 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk No 1176 DABUTIL, EZDO, CAPP, and EASYDOS >>>> ║
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║ To start CATALOG, type CATALOG (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To start DI, type DI (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To start ENC, type ENC (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To start FF, type FF (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To start LD, type LD (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To start SD, type SD (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To start EASYDOS, type EASYDOS (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To start EZDO, type EZDO (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To start CAPP, type CAPP (press enter) ║
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GO1.TXT
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ <<<< Disk No 1176 DABUTIL, EZDO, CAPP, and EASYDOS >>>> ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ To print documentation for DABUTIL collection, type DABDOC (press enter)║
║ ║
║ To print documentation for EZDO, type EZDOC (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To print documentation for CAPP, type CAPPDOC (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To display the documentation for EASYDOS, type README (press enter) ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
HELP.DOC
Welcome to EasyDos. Although EasyDos is quite easy to use (hence the
name EasyDos), you may have some difficulty at first. This help
screen has been provided to help you through your first few uses of
EasyDos. Once you get the hang of it, you'll probably never need to
refer to the help screen again. However, unless you delete it, it
will always be here on the disk if you need it.
EasyDos is not intended to be a full-blown alternative to the Disk
Operating System. It does, however, provide some of the most common
DOS commands, such as file copying, deleting, renaming, etc. The
purpose of EasyDos is to allow you to perform these functions without
being proficient in using the somewhat confusing DOS syntax. Just
make the appropriate selection from the menu, and EasyDos will prompt
you for any parameters needed. No longer will you have to worry
about whether or not you've got all the parameters or if they're in
the right place. EasyDos does it all for you.
To execute EasyDos, simply type in EASYDOS at the DOS prompt. EasyDos
will execute immediately, and you will first see a program information
screen which provides information about the author and the program;
then the menu will appear. If you wish to bypass this screen, type in
EASYDOS /N at the DOS prompt and you will go immediately to the menu.
Here is a detailed description of each option on the EasyDos menu and
how to invoke that option:
Erase all .BAK files----Press the letter B at the EasyDos prompt.
You may have noticed that when you use certain word processing or
database management software, any time you update a file the old
version of the file is stored on the disk with a .BAK extension.
After a while, these files start building up and taking up needed
disk space. You can use EasyDos to get rid of some or all of these
files and thus free up disk space. Select this option at the EasyDos
prompt, and all of your .BAK files will be listed on the screen.
EasyDos will ask you whether or not to delete without approval. If
you answer "Y" all of your .BAK files will be deleted and you will be
returned to the menu. If you answer "N" EasyDos will list your .BAK
files one by one and ask you if it should be deleted. This is the
preferred way since it avoids accidentally erasing a .BAK file you
wanted to keep.
Rename a file----Press the letter R at the EasyDos prompt.
Use this option to change the name of any file. Select the option at
the prompt; EasyDos will prompt you for the old filename and the new
filename. The file will then be given the new filename. If you try
to rename a file that does not exist or if you choose as a new
a filename one that already exists, EasyDos will display an error
message and return you to the menu.
Directory of disk----Press the letter D at the EasyDos prompt.
This option will display the files in the current directory of the
specified disk drive. Select the option at the prompt. EasyDos will
ask you which disk drive to search. Enter a drive letter and the
files will be listed on the screen.
Change Path----Press the letter P at the EasyDos prompt.
This will allow you to change the current directory. After you select
the option, EasyDos will prompt you for the new subdirectory. Enter
the desired subdirectory, separating names with the \ symbol. To go
to the root directory, enter the \ symbol by itself. If you enter a
subdirectory that does not exist, EasyDos will display an error
message and return you to the menu.
Copy a file----Press the letter C at the EasyDos prompt.
Use to copy a file from one drive to another or from one file to
another. EasyDos will prompt you for source filename and destination
filename. Enter the names and the file will be copied. If you try
to copy a file that does not exist, an error message will be displayed
and you will be returned to the menu. If you try to copy to a file
that already exists, EasyDos will ask you whether or not to overwrite
the file. Simply answer Y or N and EasyDos will respond accordingly.
If there is not enough disk space to store the copied file, EasyDos
will display an error message and abort the copy operation. Note:
after the copy is complete, the destination file may not be the exact
same size as the source file. This is because EasyDos copies the
files in 128-Byte sections. This may cause a few extra bytes to be
added to the end of the file. Do not be alarmed; the file's integrity
is still intact, and it will behave exactly as the source file. The
extra bytes will have no effect whatsoever.
Erase a file----Press the letter E at the EasyDos prompt.
This option will erase a file from the disk. EasyDos will prompt you
for the file to be erased. Enter the file you want to erase. EasyDos
will search the disk for the file. If it finds the file, it will
erase it; if it does not find the file, it will display an error
message.
Change CONFIG.SYS file----Press the letter S at the EasyDos prompt.
The CONFIG.SYS file is used by your computer when you first turn it
on. DOS will read the file (if it exists--it is not required) and
use it to determine factors such as buffer size, number of files that
can be open at one time, device drivers, etc. EasyDos will allow you
to change that file at any time by selecting this option. When you
do so, EasyDos will first display the current CONFIG.SYS file, if it
exists, then allow you to type in a new one. Simply type in the file
as you would like it to be, then type QUIT. The word QUIT is not
stored as part of the file. If there is insufficient disk space to
store the file, EasyDos will display an error message and abort the
operation.
Change AUTOEXEC.BAT file----Press the letter A at the EasyDos prompt.
The AUTOEXEC.BAT file is used by your computer when you first turn it
on. DOS will read the file (if it exists--it is not required) and
use it to execute any commands or programs you would like to execute
each time you boot your computer. Common uses include using it to
ask for the date and time and then execute an application such as a
word processor or database management program. EASYDOS will allow you
to change the AUTOEXEC.BAT file at any time by selecting this option.
When you do so, EasyDos will first display the current AUTOEXEC.BAT
file, if it exists, then allow you to type in a new one. Simply type
in the file as you would like it to be, then type QUIT. The word QUIT
is not stored as part of the file. If there is insufficient disk
space to store the file, EasyDos will display an error message and
abort the operation.
Get Help----Press the letter H at the EasyDos prompt.
Use this option to obtain information about how to use EasyDos and
information on how EasyDos can help you.
Quit----Press the letter Q at the EasyDos prompt.
Use this option to terminate execution of EasyDos and return to the
Disk Operating System.
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1176
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
CAPP DOC 10029 1-25-88 2:01a
CAPP EXE 21160 1-25-88 2:00a
CAPPDOC BAT 159 10-14-88 9:16a
CATALOG COM 13605 7-14-88 12:16p
DABDOC BAT 165 10-14-88 9:15a
DABUTIL ARC 64828 10-13-88 8:15a
DABUTIL DOC 16042 7-15-88 10:25p
DABUTIL REG 1717 7-15-88 8:20p
DI COM 14065 7-14-88 11:04p
EASYDOS COM 28539 4-22-88 11:24a
ENC COM 9101 7-11-88 12:39p
EZDO DOC 34466 1-25-88 2:00a
EZDO EXE 36814 1-25-88 1:59a
EZDOC BAT 160 10-14-88 9:15a
FF COM 8729 7-11-88 12:39p
FILE1176 TXT 4108 11-14-88 9:53a
GO BAT 64 10-14-88 9:11a
GO TXT 1618 10-14-88 9:05a
GO1 TXT 848 10-14-88 9:17a
HELP DOC 7043 4-21-88 8:11p
LD COM 8947 7-11-88 12:38p
README COM 13595 4-22-88 11:24a
README DAB 1830 10-13-88 8:15a
SD COM 15023 7-14-88 12:13p
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