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DFL v1.0 William Ataras REGISTRATION $35.00
UTIL AUG90 DUPLICATE FILE ATARAS DUPE
FILES: dfl130.sdn
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The DUPLICATE FILE LOCATOR (DFL) program is used to locate
all duplicate files which are on a disk drive of any size.
There are two modes of operation. The first - NAME MODE -
searches for dups like any other similar program does. It
looks for files with matching names. The program begins by
building an internal list of all files on the disk, along
with path information. DFL then sorts the list
alphabetically. Files with the same name will be adjacent
when this is done. DFL then puts up the list of all
duplicates in a screen window.
The second mode - ALIAS MODE - is unique with DFL. In this
mode, the internal list is built and then sorted by file
size. In this way, files of the same length will be adjacent
in the internal list. Then DFL compares the data in files of
the same length. In this way, files with the same
information, regardless of the names, will be reported in the
screen window.
After DFL has built the list of duplicates and displayed it
in the window, the user can view the files, write the list to
a file, compare files, or delete one or more files. All of
these functions are explained in the on-line help system.
Just press F1 whenever DFL is waiting for user input and a
large help window opens. You can scroll through the help
window to find whatever information you are seeking.
DFL was written because I found no acceptable programs on any
of the BBSs I tried. While there were similar programs, some
had bugs, others ran out of memory when processing my 330 Meg
drive, none had a file view feature, and none had an ALIAS
mode. DFL is the solution to all of these problems.
Hardware Requirements: DOS 3.0 or later
Memory Requirements: 256K, more may be needed if the disk
has a very large number of files and
sub-directories.
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