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Information about “GREP”

GREP UTILITIES overcomes the limitations of the DOS wildcard expressions
in matching files. They provide more power and flexibility with
UNIX-like file searches, moves, and copies not possible with normal DOS.
No longer are you limited to wildcards * and ?, now any number of letter
and number combinations can be specified with ranges to search.

Here are examples of GREP wildcard expressions: "A[0-9]+Z" matches all
files starting with an "A", followed by a string of one or more digits,
and then a "Z", such as A0Z.PAS, or A99Z.MAP. You can also do "negative
searches" such as finding all files that don't start with the letter
"A."

Organizing files is made easier with GREP commands that search files
using GREP wildcard expressions: "Grep Delete" uses a regular
expression to select files for deletion. "Grep Grep" searches specified
files for a text string. "Grep Move" is similar to Grep Copy, except
that if the files are on the same drive, the file is not copied, but its
directory entry is modified so that it is moved to the new subdirectory.
"Grep Whereis" uses a regular expression to search for matching files
in all subdirectories of the specified drive, or all drives. It
includes an option to delete the files as they are matched. The GREP
UTILITIES always prompt the user before overwriting or deleting an
existing file, unless directed not to do so. Bundled with GREP
UTILITIES are environment and path editors, and "Which.exe," a program
that identifies executable files in the path.

FILE1929.TXT

Disk No: 1929                                                           
Disk Title: Grep                                                        
PC-SIG Version: S1.1                                                    
                                                                        
Program Title: Grep                                                     
Author Version: 1.3                                                     
Author Registration: $25.00                                             
Special Requirements: None.                                             
                                                                        
GREP UTILITIES overcomes the limitations of the DOS wildcard expressions
in matching files.  They provide more power and flexibility with        
UNIX-like file searches, moves, and copies not possible with normal DOS.
No longer are you limited to wildcards * and ?, now any number of letter
and number combinations can be specified with ranges to search.         
                                                                        
Here are examples of GREP wildcard expressions: "A[0-9]+Z" matches all  
files starting with an `A', followed by a string of one or more digits, 
and then a `Z', such as A0Z.PAS, or A99Z.MAP. You can also do "negative 
searches" such as finding all files that DON'T start with a the letter  
`A.'                                                                    
                                                                        
Organinzing files is made easier with GREP commands that search files   
using GREP wildcard expressions:  "Grep Delete" uses a regular          
expression to select files for deletion.  "Grep Grep" searches          
specified files for a text string.  "Grep Move" is similar to Grep      
Copy, except that if the files are on the same drive, the file is not   
copied, but its directory entry is modified so that it is moved to the  
new subdirectory.  "Grep Whereis" uses a regular expression to search   
for matching files in all subdirectories of the specified drive, or all 
drives.  Includes an option to delete the files as they are matched.    
The Grep Utilities can be set to always prompt the user before          
overwriting or deleting an existing file.                               
                                                                        
PC-SIG                                                                  
1030D East Duane Avenue                                                 
Sunnyvale  Ca. 94086                                                    
(408) 730-9291                                                          
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.                                         

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(c) Copyright 1990, PC-SIG Inc.

Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1929

 Volume in drive A has no label
 Directory of A:\

EDITENV  EXE     35978   4-14-89   4:32p
EDITPATH EXE     36877   4-14-89   4:32p
G        EXE     31472   3-22-90  10:06p
GC       EXE     34064   3-22-90  10:06p
GD       EXE     25888   3-22-90  10:06p
GF       EXE      4240   3-19-89  11:30a
GG       EXE     28288   3-22-90  10:05p
GM       EXE     35264   3-22-90  10:06p
GW       EXE     28448   3-22-90  10:06p
WHICH    EXE     12057   1-31-90   3:59p
GO       BAT        38   1-01-80   1:37a
GO       TXT       575   1-01-80   1:48a
FILE1929 TXT      2813   7-13-90  11:25p
       13 file(s)     276002 bytes
                       38912 bytes free