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- 02/23/89
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- RMOVE Version 1.0
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-
- Please read and understand this documentation before using RMOVE
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- What is RMOVE?
- =============
- RMOVE is a utility that is sorely missing from the GEM desktop.
- You may have noticed that, while it is quite easy to rename a file
- by highlighting it, by clicking "Show Info", and changing the name,
- there is no way to change it's directory (or folder). In order to
- "move" a file you must "drag" it to another folder and copy it
- there...go back and erase the original by dragging it to the
- "trashcan". If you do this often enough (especially with a hard
- drive) you wind up with a disk full of very fragmented files, as
- each new file is written into the holes the erased files leave
- behind. This slows down disk reads and writes considerably, and
- makes for a very messy disk organization. (If you have such a mess
- there are "file organizer" programs available that will reorganize
- your hard drive and make it much quicker.)
- RMOVE was written to fill this gap and enable you to move files by
- simply changing the directory they are assigned to. They do not
- get copied and/or erased, and they never move from the spot they
- were originally written to. Your drive stays neat clean and fast,
- and your file appears in the directory you want it in.
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- How to use RMOVE
- ================
- RMOVE will operate from any directory so put it anywhere (and
- everywhere) you want it. I like to keep mine in the same folder
- that my terminal software puts my downloads so I can quickly move
- them to where they belong. (You can even move RMOVE with RMOVE).
-
- Double click on RMOVE.PRG and it will run. First you will be
- presented with a familiar file selector box. READ THE
- INSTRUCTIONS IN THE BOX ABOVE IT. Use it to select all
- the files you want to move to a particular directory. (You will
- only be able to select one destination folder.) When you are
- through selecting files to move (you can select up to 39), click
- on OK or CANCEL without selecting a filename.
-
- You will get another file selector box....but LOOK! READ THE
- INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE IT!!! It now wants you to select a destination
- folder. Fiddle around until you select the folder (directory) you
- want the files moved to, and click on OK. (I won't explain how
- the file selector box works...consult your ATARI manual).
-
- That's all there is to it. The program, at that point, will do
- whatever you told it to and shows you what it's doing each
- step of the way. REMEMBER: GARBAGE IN - GARBAGE OUT! I tried to
- prevent the most common user errors from screwing things up;
- things like trying to move a file to where it already is,
- selecting the same file more than once, or selecting a destination
- without any files. TOS will not allow wildcards in renaming files
- so don't try it. The program will not erase files so the worst
- error can't happen. If a file seems to have disappeared, don't
- panic, look around, you just moved it somewhere. You also can't
- "move" a file to another drive. For that you use normal copy
- procedures(...but you knew that).
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- Final Note
- ==========
-
- RMOVE is FREEWARE. Share it with anyone who can use it.
- However, it is mine, I wrote it, I Copyrighted it.
-
- Paul Fenton
- New Port Richey, Fl.
- CIS ID# 71511,2665
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