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Short: V1.13, knows 1100+ filetypes.
Author: andrew.ab2000@bigfoot.com (Andrew Bell)
Uploader: andrew.ab2000@bigfoot.com (Andrew Bell)
Type: util/dir
Replaces: util/dir/GetType.lha
Requires: OS39+ (WB3.0), MC68020 + HD recommended
GetType is a CLI tool that enables the user to scan files on a harddrive
and return their identification. This version knows over a thousand
filetypes, such as StoneCracker, PowerPacker, AMOS sources, OctaMED modules,
ProTracker modules, audio samples and many more...
The program is FREEWARE, so you pay nothing, just e-mail the author :-)
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Features:
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o Knows approx. 1161 filetypes using Idm.library.
o The output can be extensively configured via the LFMT parameter.
o Set commment of each file with identification string - optional.
o Specify how fast the program should perform via IOLEN parameter.
o Ignores Workbench icon files (#?.info) - optional.
o Use FileID.library (included) by BLOODROCK. This enables GetType to check
files with a database of approx. 1700+ filetypes - optional.
o That figure can top 2000 (!) if you use the UXFD parameter. This brings
in xfdmaster.library.
o Display only the filetypes you want to find via the IDPAT parameter.
o Scan all sub-directories - optional.
o Identification engine (Idm.library) is developed in assembly for speed.
o Low memory requirements.
o Full AmigaDOS style wildcard support. Handy if your HD contains many files.
o Force the output to a requester.
o Its FREEWARE, just send me an e-mail if you use it.
If you would like to see any additions to this feature list, why not contact
the author?
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Changes for 1.13 (26.Apr.1999)
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o GT did not check the OS version before starting - Whoops!
o You can now use the powerful xfdmaster.library by Georg Hörmann & Dirk
Stöcker to check for compressed files that Idm.library does not know.
The following parameters have been added to enable the user to bring in
xfdmaster.library: UXFD=USEXFD/S, XE=XFDEXTERN/S and XFDTYPES/S. GT now
has a large database of filetypes!
o LFMT has been extended, it now supports XFD. Use LFMT code %4 to
obtain the result of xfdmaster.library.
o The INFO parameter has been extended. It now displays more information.
o GT now breaks first time (CTRL+C) when the user specifies many #?TYPES
parameters (eg: GT TYPES FIDTYPES NAMETYPES XFDTYPES).
o GT now has EVEN MORE tolerance when it comes to errors.
o Fixed some spelling mistakes in the document.
o Made some minor internal changes and optimizations.
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GetType is Copyright © 1997-1999 Andrew Bell.
Visit: http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/ab2000
to get the latest release of this program and to see all of my other work.
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
-------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
13468 7310 45.7% 26-Apr-99 22:09:22 +GT
22312 8216 63.1% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +GT.doc
3052 1451 52.4% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +GT.readme
62151 21096 66.0% 26-Apr-99 22:09:22 +GT_Types.txt
25392 13876 45.3% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +FileID.library
46884 19707 57.9% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +Idm.library
231 185 19.9% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +Idm.library.readme
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
173490 71841 58.5% 29-Apr-99 22:48:44 7 files