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- Short: Purge PFS .DelDir of useful file references
- Author: Giles Burdett (layabouts@the-giant-sofa.demon.co.uk)
- Uploader: Giles Burdett (layabouts@the-giant-sofa.demon.co.uk)
- Version: 1.3
- Type: disk/misc
- Replaces: PurgeDelDir v1.0
-
- PurgeDelDir has been designed and programmed
- by Giles Burdett.
- - layabouts@the-giant-sofa.demon.co.uk
-
- PFS is the Professional File System by
- GREat Effects Development.
- - www.greed.nl
-
-
- PurgeDelDir v1.3
- ----------------
-
-
- What is it?
-
- A tool to erase the entries listed in Device:.DELDIR on a PFS 2 or 3
- formatted partition.
-
-
- How do I use it?
-
-
- Have the command somewhere in your path. I have the directory created
- during the PFS installation, pfs2/tools, in my path, and I keep
- PurgeDelDir in there so it's with all the other PFS related tools.
-
-
- Quick start -
-
- PurgeDelDir Work:
-
-
- This will erase 32 entries from Work:.DELDIR, with
- 32 being the default value the program uses unless
- you override it (explained below). This is all a
- user of PFS 2 will really need.
-
- More details -
-
- PurgeDelDir Work: 50
-
-
- This will erase 50 entries from Work:.DELDIR. Any
- value between 1 and 99 inclusive can be specified.
- This is most useful to users of PFS 3 which can
- have deletion directories of variable size, but both
- PFS 2 and 3 users can specify a low value to erase
- fewer entries than exist in Device:.DELDIR.
-
-
- Environment control -
-
- If you want to permanantly override the default
- value of 32 used by PurgeDelDir, to save yourself
- typing your preferred value on the command line
- every time you use it, create a plain text file
- called -
-
- Env:PurgeDelDir/slot_value
-
- and simply enter the number you want into this file.
-
- Be sure to copy this file (with the directory) to
- EnvArc: if you want to have it available after you
- reboot.
-
-
-
- Notes
-
- C source code included. Compiled with vbcc m68k.
- Take a look at the source if you're curious! :)
-
-
-
- Thanks
-
- Thanks go to the people on the Amiga C mailing list for
- helping me squish the bugs!
-
- Thanks also go to all those who contacted me after the first
- Aminet release to suggest improvements and bugfixes :)
-
-
-
- Known bugs
-
- None.
-
-
-
- History
-
- v1.3 (public release)
- - Added support for env variable to override compiled in value.
-
-
- v1.2
- - Rewritten to use standard dos.library ReadArgs() function.
- - Now compiled with vbcc m68k instead of StormC 2 demo.
- - Filename bug *removed*.
-
-
- v1.1
- - Minor changes and the one and only known bug (see below)
- still present :(
-
-
- v1.0 (public release)
- - Contains one known bug that inserts strange characters
- in the filenames the program fills .DelDir with.
-
-
-
-
- Disclaimer
-
- Use this program at your own risk. I cannot take any responsibility
- for damage, data loss or any other calamity related to the use of
- this software.
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
- -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
- 2322 1514 34.7% 09-May-00 01:08:06 PurgeDelDir.info
- 64 64 0.0% 08-May-00 22:43:34 +mk
- 6044 3687 38.9% 14-May-00 21:42:06 +PurgeDelDir
- 3207 1259 60.7% 14-May-00 21:41:28 +PurgeDelDir.c
- 1775 1285 27.6% 09-May-00 00:45:26 +PurgeDelDir.c.info
- 3359 1455 56.6% 14-May-00 21:42:46 +PurgeDelDir.readme
- 1593 1074 32.5% 09-May-00 00:48:38 +PurgeDelDir.readme.info
- -------- ------- ----- --------- --------
- 18364 10338 43.7% 16-May-100 22:25:34 7 files
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