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- subject: v07i103: zoo 2.01 enhanced user manual, nroff/troff
- from: allbery@uunet.UU.NET (Brandon S. Allbery - comp.sources.misc)
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- Posting-number: Volume 7, Issue 103
- Submitted-by: dhesi@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Rahul Dhesi)
- Archive-name: zooman.man
-
- The zoo archiver version 2.01 appeared in comp.sources.misc in early
- 1989. Here is an enhanced user manual for it written by Bill
- Davidsen. This posting contains the version suitable for nroff/troff.
- The next one contains the formatted manual.
-
- Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
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- X\s+6The \fIzoo\fR Archiver
- XUser's Guide\s-6
- XBill Davidsen
- X.sp
- Xrev 1.19, modified 11/9/88
- X.sp 1i
- X.ce
- XCopyright \*(co 1988 by Bill Davidsen, all rights reserved.
- X.bp
- X.P
- XThis document may be distributed unmodified by anyone for any purpose.
- XCopies of this guide may be freely duplicated and distributed in any
- Xform but may not be sold at a profit.
- X.sp
- X.B Trademarks
- X.P
- XMS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft, UNIX is a trademark of AT&T, and
- XARC is a trademark of System Enhancement Associates. VMS and VAX are
- Xtrademarks of Digital Equipment Corp.
- X.de PX \" set binding margins here
- X.if o .po 1i
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- X..
- X.pn 1
- X.BS "Introduction
- X.H 1 Introduction
- X.H 2 "What's an archiver, and why do I want one?
- X.P
- X.IX "archive
- X.IX "introduction
- X.IX "MS-DOS
- X.IX "UNIX
- X.IX "compress
- X.IX "SQ
- X.IX "LBR
- XAn archive program is one which performs two functions; to compress the
- Xdata for a file, such as MS-DOS\*(Tm SQ, or UNIX\*(Tm compress, and to
- Xallow storage of a number of files in a single file, such as MS-DOS LBR
- Xor UNIX tar or cpio.
- X.P
- XBecause many files have been stored as a single file they can be easily
- Xmoved or backed up to another disk or tape. The compressed files take
- Xless space on disk than the originals, and access to other files may be
- Xfaster since the directory will be less cluttered.
- X.H 2 "What's zoo?
- X.P
- X\*z is an archive program written by Rahul Dhesi, which offers all of
- Xthese benefits, and which also offers your choice of a \fInovice\fR
- Xor an \fIexpert\fR user interface. Additional support programs are
- Xavailable for MS-DOS, UNIX, and several other systems.
- X.H 2 "How to use this guide
- X.P
- XThe User's Guide is not intended to replace the manual. The manual is
- Xconcise and complete, but not in many cases easy to use and understand.
- XThe User's Guide is intended to be easy to use and understand, with
- Xexamples allowing a new user to learn the use of \*z without
- Xinstruction.
- X.P
- XThis guide is organized by function. If you want to add a file to an
- Xarchive, for instance, you go to the "add file" section and read about
- Xhow to do it. The simplest case is presented first, followed by
- Xdiscussion of options and related topics.
- X.ne 6
- X.P
- X\*z provides the following capabilities:
- X\fBadd\fR files to an archive, \fBextract\fR files from an archive,
- X\fBlist\f the files in an archive,
- X\fBdelete\fR files from an existing archive,
- Xand \fBreplace\fR old files with a newer version. All of these basic
- Xfunctions are available with options.
- XDetails on how to use each of these follows.
- X.H 1 "Using \*z
- X.P
- X.IX "novice commands
- X.IX "expert commands
- X\*z has two sets of commands, the \fInovice\fR commands and
- X\fIexpert\fR commands. The \fInovice\fR commands are easy to learn and
- Xuse, and allow you to do the common archiver commands. The \fIexpert\fR
- Xcommands are somewhat more complex to use, and provide access to all of
- Xthe capabilities of \*z, particularly those which are not available in
- Xmost other archivers. Note that you can get a reminder of the novice
- Xcommands just by typing the \*z command with no arguments, or the
- Xexpert commands by typing "zoo\ h".
- X.H 2 "Filenames
- X.H 3 "The name of the archive file
- X.P
- X.IX "archive filename
- XSince \*z is going to take a number of files and place them in one
- Xarchive file, there the name of the archive file must be specified. \*z
- Xarchives are usually named something.zoo, just as ARC\*(Tm files are named
- Xsomething.arc, etc. However, the archives may have other names,
- Xdepending on the operating system. If the archive name specified by the
- Xuser contains at least one dot (.) the suffix zoo will not be added.
- X.P
- XWhen you provide the name of an archive on the command line, if the
- Xname does not contain a dot the extension ".zoo" will be added. This
- Xmeans that if you use the name "docs" the actual archive will be named
- X"docs.zoo", while if you use the name "my.doc" that will be the actual
- Xfilename. Using names which don't end in .zoo may cause you confusion,
- Xand should be done only when you will still be able to identify the file
- Xas a \*z archive.
- X.H 3 "The names of files in the archive
- X.P
- X.IX "filename limitations
- X.IX "limitations, filename
- XThe names of files in an archive are limited only by the operating
- Xsystem. Under MS-DOS the names are eight characters for the name,
- Xfollowed by a dot, followed by three characters for the extension.
- XUnder VMS\*(Tm the name and extension may each be up to 32 characters
- Xlong, and under UNIX the names may be as long as the system allows
- X(always at least 14 characters) and may be any legal name. Other
- Xoperating systems may have other rules for filenames. In general files
- Xwith names consisting of not more than 8 characters, a dot, and not
- Xmore than three characters are supported by most common operating
- Xsystems.
- X.H 3 "Treatment of wildcards
- X.P
- X.IX "wildcards
- XIf you are familiar with the way the UNIX operating system expands
- Xwildcard names, you understand how zoo treats wildcards. For MS-DOS
- Xusers the action is most similar to the DIR command, rather than the
- XCOPY usage.
- X.ne 6
- XIf you type "a*" it means "all names beginning with a" even
- Xif they have an extension. Also, the construct "*a" will match all
- Xfilenames ending in "a", such as "data" or "left.pa".
- XFor a complete discussion see the manual.
- X.BS "zoo commands
- X.H 1 "Common zoo operations
- X.H 2 "Adding data to an archive
- X.P
- X.IX "adding file to an archive
- X.IX "-add command, add files
- X.IX "a command, add files
- XWhen you add a file to an archive, a copy of the file is placed in the
- Xarchive in a compressed format. The original file is left unchanged for
- Xother use. The simplest way to add data to an archive is with the
- Xnovice command:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -add zoofile myfile
- X.sp
- XWhich compresses the file \fImyfile\fR and adds it to \fIzoofile.zoo\fR.
- XYou can have several files named on the command line, either explicitly
- Xor with wildcards.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XAdd files examples:
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -add zoofile myfile.dat myfile.doc
- X.sp
- X.CW "zoo a zoofile myfile.*
- X.DE
- X.P
- XNote that if there is already a file in the archive having the same
- Xname as a file you are adding, it will be replaced by the new file. If
- Xyou want to prevent this, there is an expert option 'n' which says only
- Xadd files which are not in the archive already.
- X.DS
- XFor example the two command sequence:
- X.in +.5i
- X.nf
- X.CW
- Xzoo a arch myfile.src
- Xzoo an arch myfile.dat myfile.src myfile.doc
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- X.IX "n option, add new files only
- XNote that the file "myfile.src" was added to the archive with the first
- Xcommand, and therefore will not be added by the second.
- X.H 3 "Updating files in an archive
- X.P
- X.IX "updating files
- X.IX "-freshen command, update existing files
- X.IX "u option, update existing files
- XThere may be times when you want to be sure the archive contains the
- Xlatest versions of all the files, without adding any new files. This may
- Xbe done with the '-freshen' novice command, or the
- Xoption, 'u', controls this in the expert mode.
- X.DS
- XYou may enter the command as either:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo au arch myfiles.*
- X.br
- X- or -
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -freshen arch myfiles.*
- X.DE
- X.sp
- Xwhere any file which had been changed would be replaced with the newer
- Xversion, while any files which were not in the archive would be ignored.
- X.H 3 "Adding only new files to an archive
- X.P
- X.IX "adding new files only
- X.IX "new files, adding
- X.IX "n option, add new files
- XIf you want to add some new files to an archive, but don't want to
- Xchange the existing files in the archive, even if they are not the
- Xlatest version, you can specify leaving the existing files unchanged by
- Xuse of the 'n' option in expert mode.
- X.DS
- XIn expert mode only:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo an arch myfiles.*
- X.DE
- Xwill do just that. If a file is in the archive it is not changed, but if
- Xit's not in the archive it will be added.
- X.H 3 "Bringing an archive up to date
- X.P
- X.IX "-update command, add new or changed files
- X.IX "aun command, add new or changed files
- XWhen keeping the parts of a package in a zoo archive, one of the common
- Xoperations is to move all newly created files into the archive, and to
- Xupdate the files which are in the archive but have been modified since
- Xthey were saved.
- X.DS
- XThe easiest way is with the novice command:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -update arch myfiles.*
- X.br
- Xand can also be done with the expert command:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo aun arch myfiles.*
- X.DE
- X.P
- X.IX "-freshen
- X.IX "-update
- XNote the difference between '-freshen' and '-update'. The freshen
- Xcommand does not add new files to the archive, it just insures that the
- Xfile already in the archive are the latest versions. The '-update'
- Xcommand makes sure that the archive contains all of the files you need.
- X.P
- XThe reason for not using update in all cases is that you may have a lot
- Xof files with unrelated names in a directory, and want to save only a
- Xfew. The freshen command allows you to specify all the files in the
- Xdirectory, and have \*z select those which should be saved.
- X.DS
- XTo do this you can type:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -freshen arch *
- X.DE
- X.H 3 "Moving files into an archive
- X.P
- X.IX "-move command, move files into archive
- X.IX "M option, move files into archive
- X.IX "delete after archiving
- XSince one common reason for using an archive is to save space,
- Xfrequently you will want to put files into a archive, and then delete
- Xthe original, full size, files.
- X.DS
- XThe novice command to do this is:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -move arch file1 file2
- X.br
- Xor using the the 'M' option to the 'a' expert command:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo aM arch file1 file2
- X.DE
- XIn either case the original files will not be deleted until \fIall\fR
- Xfiles have been added to the archive and the archive has been closed.
- X.H 2 "Listing the archive contents
- X.P
- XA \*z archive may be listed, giving the contents of the archive with
- Xvarious detail and options. A complete list of options is found in the
- XUser's Manual.
- X.H 3 "Getting a default listing
- X.DS
- X.IX "-list command, default format file listing
- XThe common listing is done by:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -list arch
- X.nf
- X.sp
- XWhich might produce a listing like:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZsim.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 69e7 fiz.1
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 d14e fiz.c
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 10713 46% 5774 2 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- X.IX "listing details
- X.IX "reading a listing
- XLet's look at the listing. The first line is the name of the archive,
- Xfollowed by the line giving the headers for all of the columns. The
- Xfirst column contains the original length of the file before
- Xcompression, the second the percent of compression, and the third the
- Xsize of the file in the archive. Remember that the checksum, date, and
- Xthe filename are there, too.
- X.P
- XColumn four is the date when the file was last modified, and five is the
- Xtime. The sixth column contains the checksum, discussed in the concepts
- Xsection. Finally the name of the file is displayed, either as just a
- Xfilename or as a complete name if a subdirectory was specified when the
- Xfile was saved.
- X.P
- X.IX "totals line
- XThe totals line gives the total of all file sizes, useful when you check
- Xto see if you have room to unpack, the average percent compression, and
- Xthe compressed file size. At the end of the totals is the number of
- Xfiles displayed. Remember that the file count is files displayed, and
- Xmay not include all of the files in the archive (see the concepts
- Xsection on deleted files and generations).
- X.H 3 "list files, expert command
- X.P
- X.IX "l command, list archive contents
- X.IX "f option, fast listing
- X.IX "q option, list without headings
- X.IX "headings, list without, q option
- XThe expert form of the list command allows a short form of the listing,
- Xhaving no checksum information displayed. It is otherwise identical to
- Xthe the display produced by the -list command. If the 'f' option is
- Xused, only the filenames are displayed, with several filenames on a
- Xline. If you use the 'q' (quiet) option, all of the headings and totals
- Xare deleted as well.
- X.DS
- XUsing an archive with a number of files, we see this.
- X.nf
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZbig.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 455 4% 438 17 Aug 88 14:12:36 addbfcrc.o
- X 1280 24% 970 17 Aug 88 14:12:52 addfname.o
- X 1069 16% 900 17 Aug 88 14:13:02 basename.o
- X 3509 26% 2611 17 Aug 88 14:13:28 comment.o
- X 814 0% 814 17 Aug 88 14:13:34 crcdefs.o
- X 3655 26% 2717 17 Aug 88 14:22:02 fiz.o
- X 792 13% 688 17 Aug 88 14:13:44 getfile.o
- X 2465 20% 1972 17 Aug 88 14:14:02 lzc.o
- X 2543 18% 2082 17 Aug 88 14:14:22 lzd.o
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 16582 20% 13192 9 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.DS
- X.nf
- X.sp
- XBy using the 'f' option we get:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZbig.zoo:
- Xaddbfcrc.o addfname.o basename.o comment.o crcdefs.o
- Xfiz.o getfile.o lzc.o lzd.o
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.sp
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XIf we add the 'q' option to delete the summary:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- Xaddbfcrc.o addfname.o basename.o comment.o crcdefs.o
- Xfiz.o getfile.o lzc.o lzd.o
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XYou may also want to read the section on advanced listing, which
- Xincludes a section on keeping track of several archive, including how to
- Xbuild a rudimentary database of which files are in which archives.
- X.H 2 "Extracting files from your archive
- X.H 3 "Unpacking an entire archive
- X.P
- X.IX "-extract command, extract for archive
- X.IX "x command, extract from archive
- X.IX "extract file from archive
- XIf you want to extract all of the files in an archive to their original
- Xsize and date, you can use the novice '-extract' command, or the expert
- X'x' command.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XNovice and expert unpack archive:
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -extract arch
- X.sp
- X.CW "zoo x arch
- X.DE
- XIn both cases all files will be extracted.
- X.H 3 "Unpacking selected files from an archive
- X.P
- X.IX "extracting selected files
- XIf you wish to extract a single file from an archive, you simply add the
- Xfile name to the command line after the archive name. The effect is
- Xidentical.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XExtract individual file or files
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- Xzoo -extract arch myfile.3
- X.sp
- Xzoo x arch myfile.3
- X.sp
- Xzoo x arch myfile.3 myfile.4
- X.sp
- Xzoo x arch *.bas
- X.CE
- X.DE
- XThe first two examples do the same thing, using the novice and expert
- Xcommands respectively. In the third example several of files are being
- Xextracted at the same time. The use of wildcards is also permitted, as
- Xshown in the fourth example. this will extract all BASIC files from the
- Xarchive. The example is for MS-DOS, UNIX and other users should see the
- Xdiscussion of wildcards and the manual for additional discussion of
- Xthis.
- X.H 2 "Deleting files
- X.P
- X.IX "deleting files
- XWhen a file is "deleted" from an archive, it is marked as no longer
- Xwanted. If you are using the novice commands the file will be
- Xphysically removed from the archive after the delete command has been
- Xexecuted, and a copy of the archive with the file marked deleted but
- Xstill physically in the archive will be called something.bak. If your
- Xarchive were called docs.zoo, the backup would be called docs.bak. The
- Xexpert commands allow you to leave deleted files in the archive, until
- Xyou explicitly remove them with the pack command.
- X.IX "-delete command, delete files
- X.IX "D command, delete files
- XFiles are deleted from an archive using the "-delete" novice command or
- Xthe "D" expert command.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XConsider the archive below:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c
- X 3849 43% 2211 6 Sep 88 09:33:54 t1/fiz.1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 14562 45% 7985 3 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XIf you delete a file and list using the novice command:
- X.sp
- X.CW
- X.in +.5i
- Xzoo -delete FIZ fiz.c
- Xzoo l FIZ
- X.sp
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1
- X 3849 43% 2211 6 Sep 88 09:33:54 t1/fiz.1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 7698 43% 4422 2 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XWhile if I use the expert commands:
- X.CW
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- Xzoo D FIZ fiz.c
- Xzoo l FIZ
- X.sp
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1
- X 3849 43% 2211 6 Sep 88 09:33:54 t1/fiz.1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 7698 43% 4422 2 files
- X------------
- XThere is 1 deleted file.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XIn addition to the explicit delete command, files are deleted when
- Xoverwritten with various forms of the add, freshen, and update
- Xcommands.
- X.BS "Advanced features and commands
- X.IX "advanced concepts
- X.H 1 "Other concepts
- X.H 2 "Packing the archive and deleted files
- X.P
- X.IX "packing archives
- XWhen a file in an archive is replaced by a newer version of the file, or
- Xanother file by the same name, the old version is marked "deleted," but
- Xis still in the archive.
- X.DS
- X.IX "d option, list deleted files
- XYou can see deleted files by:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo ld arch
- X.DE
- Xwhich will list the contents of arch.zoo including deleted files. \*z
- Xhas a number of commands and option which allow you to extract deleted
- Xfiles. The better way to access old versions is to use "generations,"
- Xdiscussed in the following section.
- X.P
- XThe deleted files make the archive larger, and therefore should be
- Xremoved when you are sure you no longer need them. Since packing the
- Xarchive takes time, you may want to perform all of the add and delete
- Xcommands on an archive, then pack it.
- X.P
- X.IX "deleted files, novice packing
- XWhen using the novice commands the archive is packed after every
- Xoperation which produces deleted files. The old archive with the deleted
- Xfiles is saved as file.bak. The backup name is formed by deleting the
- Xlast (rightmost) portion of the name and adding .bak. This means that
- X"myfile.zoo" would have a backup called "myfile.bak", and "my.test.file"
- Xwould have a backup names "my.test.bak". Obviously systems which only
- Xallow one '.' in a name don't have all of the forms.
- X.P
- X.IX "P command, pack archive
- X.IX "P option, pack after executing command
- XWhile the novice commands pack the file automatically, the expert
- Xcommands allow you to control when you will pack the archive. This is
- Xdone by the 'P' command, or the 'P' option to most other commands which
- Xmay delete files.
- X.DS
- XExample - add files and pack:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo aP arch file1 file2
- X.sp
- XExample - delete files and pack:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo dP arch part1.old
- X.sp
- XExample - update archive and pack:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo aunP arch mystuff.*
- X.br
- Xor, since the novice commands pack every time
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo -update arch mystuff.*
- X.DE
- X.H 2 "Generations
- X.P
- X.IX "generations
- XThere are times when you might want to save an old version of a file,
- Xeven though you are working with a newer version. This allows you to
- X"fall back" if you find a problem. Rather than using the term 'version,'
- X.IX "VMS
- X\*z uses the VMS term 'generations.' Normally only one generation of a
- Xfile is saved in an archive.
- X.P
- X.IX "generations, enabling
- X.IX "+ option, enable generations
- XTo allow generations to be used with an archive, first they must be
- Xenabled for the archive. This is usually done when the archive is
- Xcreated, by adding the option '+' to the 'a' command. To determine how
- Xmany generations are to be saved, the "generation limit" must be set. If
- Xyou want to save just the version of a file previous to the current
- Xversion, you can set the limit to one. If you want the last four
- Xversions, the generation limit should be four, etc.
- X.P
- X.IX "generation limit setting
- XThe limit may be set using one of two methods, or both if needed. The
- Xfirst is to set the limit on the entire archive. For instance, if you
- Xset the archive limit to three, the current version and two most recent
- Xversions of each file will be saved.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XCreate the file with generations enabled:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo a+ arch file1 file2
- X.sp
- XSet the limit for the archive to three:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo glA=3 arch
- X.DE
- XNow every time you save a file, up to two previous versions will be
- Xsaved. If there are already three versions saved, the oldest version
- Xwill be deleted. Look at the listing of a archive which has multiple
- Xversions saved.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XSample of an archive with generations:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1;1
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:31:16 xxx;2
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:32:06 xxx;3
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:32:42 xxx;4
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3936 42% 2298 4 files
- X------------
- XThere is 1 deleted file.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XNote that there are three different version of the file "xxx" in the
- Xarchive. Also note that there is one deleted file. This happens to be
- Xthe first version of "xxx" which was deleted when version four was
- Xadded.
- X.P
- X.IX "generations, listing
- XNow, what if you want generations on just one file, or different limits
- Xon some files? In that case you can set a limit on any file or group of
- Xfiles which will override the limit set on the archive. You may also
- Xdisplay the limit using the 'g' option for list.
- X.P
- XHere's an example based on the previous archive. What you see is the
- Xlist with generation information, the command to change it, adding a new
- Xfile, and the listing after the file has been added.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- X.in +1i
- X.ti -1i
- XAdd the next file
- X.ti -.5i
- X.CW
- Xzoo a FIZ fiz.1
- XZoo: fiz.1 -- (43%) added
- X.CE
- X.sp
- X.ti -1i
- XReset the generation limit for that file
- X.ti -.5i
- X.CW
- Xzoo gl=1 FIZ fiz.1
- XZoo: fiz.1;1 -- adjusted to 1
- X.ti -.5i
- Xzoo Ldg FIZ
- X.sp
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:32:42 0g D xxx;1
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:47:14 0g xxx;2
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:47:22 0g xxx;3
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:47:30 0g xxx;4
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 1g fiz.1;1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3965 41% 2327 5 files
- X------------
- XD: deleted file.
- XArchive generation limit is 3.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XLooking at the listing, note that the generation information says the
- Xarchive limit is three. Since the limit on the file "xxx" is zero, the
- Xarchive default is used. Since the limit on file "fiz.1" is one, there
- Xshould be only one version of the file kept. Let's test this.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- X.in +1i
- X.ti -1i
- XAdd the file twice more and view
- X.CW
- Xzoo a FIZ fiz.1
- XZoo: fiz.1 -- (43%) replaced+
- X.sp
- Xzoo a FIZ fiz.1
- XZoo: fiz.1 -- (43%) replaced+
- X.sp
- Xzoo Ldg FIZ
- X.sp
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:32:42 0g D xxx;1
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:47:14 0g xxx;2
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:47:22 0g xxx;3
- X 29 0% 29 2 Sep 88 17:47:30 0g xxx;4
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 1g D fiz.1;1
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 1g D fiz.1;2
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 1g fiz.1;3
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 11663 42% 6749 7 files
- X------------
- XD: deleted file.
- XArchive generation limit is 3.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XAfter adding the file several time, note that all generations other than
- Xthe most recent have been deleted. This is just what we wanted.
- XObviously if you wanted to keep a large number of generations of one
- Xfile you could set the archive limit higher and lower the limit of other
- Xfiles. This is useful, if not convenient.
- X.H 2 "Directory structures
- X.P
- X.IX "using subdirectories
- X.IX "subdirectories
- XMost operating systems have a multi-level structure of directories, and
- Xwhat are known as "subdirectories". \*z offers options about using these
- Xon the add command and the extract command. Normally any directory
- Xinformation you specify is preserved and available for use when the
- Xfiles are extracted. By default directory information is saved when a
- Xfile is added, but not used when it is extracted. These defaults seem to
- Xrepresent the most common cases.
- X.H 2 "Matching of filenames
- X.P
- X.IX "subdirectories and wildcards
- X.IX "wildcards and subdirectories
- XWhen \*z examines the filenames on the command line, an unintuitive name
- Xmatching paradigm is used. If the name contains a path delimiter, such
- X.IX "UNIX
- X.IX "MS-DOS
- Xas '/' in UNIX or '\\' in MS-DOS, only the name as entered is matched.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XFor example:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo D arch src/subz.c
- X.DE
- XWill require an exact match before the file is deleted. However, if you
- Xjust specify a filename without a path delimiter, \fIall\fR files of
- Xthat name will be deleted, in any directory.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XConsider this archive:
- X.sp
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c
- X 3849 43% 2211 6 Sep 88 09:33:54 t1/fiz.1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 14562 45% 7985 3 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- X.IX "subdirectory name matching limitations
- XThere are two files, with different dates, named "fiz.1" and "t1/fiz.1". If
- Xyou use the delete command on "t1/fiz.1", only that file will be
- Xdeleted. If, however, you use the delete command with the name "fiz.1",
- Xboth files of that name will be deleted. Currently there is no way to
- Xdelete just the file with no path information. This limitation also
- Xapplies to other commands which require specifying names in the archive,
- Xsuch as list and extract.
- X.H 2 "Comments
- X.P
- X.IX "comments
- X\*z provides two type of comments, one on files to explain what each
- Xfile does, and one on the archive as a whole to explain what's in the
- Xarchive. The comment on the entire archive might be something like
- X"analize heat test data," while individual files might have comments
- Xlike "validate data routine," and "plot graphs on printer in graphics
- Xmode." The actual commands used to do this are discussed under adding
- Xand listing data sections.
- X.H 1 "Advanced command usage
- X.H 2 "adding data to an archive
- X.H 3 "Move updated files to an archive
- X.P
- X.IX "combining update and move
- X.IX "update and move, combining
- X.IX "move, combining and update
- XWhile the novice commands support the most common operations, there are
- Xseveral things which can only be done by the expert commands. One of
- Xthese is to update an archive and delete the added files. This is a
- Xcombination of the -update and -move commands.
- X.DS
- XThe expert command to do this is:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo aunM arch file1 file2
- X.DE
- X.P
- XNote that this is a combination of options, 'u' to update files which
- Xare newer than what's in the archive, 'n' for new files not in the
- Xarchive at all, and 'M' to move the added files to the archive. Files
- Xwhich are current in the archive will not be replaced, saving time (and
- Xif packing is not done, file space).
- X.H 3 "Packing as an option to add
- X.IX "packing while adding files
- X.IX "adding files and packing
- XNote that because this is an expert command, the archive is not packed,
- Xand any files replaced will still be in the archive. Adding the 'P'
- Xoption to the command causes the archive to be packed, and the unpacked
- Xarchive to be saved as 'file.bak'.
- X.DS
- XFor example:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo aunMP arch file1 file2
- X.DE
- Xwill pack the archive "arch.zoo" and leave the unpacked version as
- X"arch.bak".
- X.H 3 "Adding files from subdirectories
- X.P
- X.IX "adding files from subdirectories
- X.IX "subdirectories
- X.IX "subdirectories, adding files from
- XWhen files are in subdirectories, one thing you can do is to have a
- Xseparate archive for each subdirectory. Using \*z you may also have
- Xfiles from several subdirectories in anarchive. The following examples
- X.IX "MS-DOS
- X.IX "UNIX
- Xshown how this is done using MS-DOS or UNIX.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XMS-DOS:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo a src\\\\* doc\\\\*
- X.sp
- XUNIX:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo a src/* doc/*
- X.DE
- XNote that the only difference is that the '\\' delimiter is used in
- XMS-DOS instead of the more common '/' used in UNIX. When you list an
- Xarchive created this way, the listing looks like this.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XSubdirectory archive listing
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZsdir.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 2 Sep 88 14:29:02 doc/fiz.1
- X 6864 48% 3563 2 Sep 88 14:29:02 src/fiz.c
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 10713 46% 5774 2 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.IX "subdirectory, extracting files from
- X.IX "extracting files from subdirectories
- XThere are a number of options for extracting these files, allowing you to
- Xuse or ignore the subdirectory information. If you want to create the
- Xarchive file without the directory names saved as part of the filename,
- Xthe ':' option will allow you to do this. One reason to do this is if
- Xyou are going to create an archive from a subdirectory and don't want to
- Xhave to change to the directory, or if you know the files will be
- Xextracted in another directory.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XCreating an archive from a subdirectory:
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo a: arch src/* src/*
- X.sp
- XGives listing:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZsdir.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 2 Sep 88 14:29:02 fiz.1
- X 6864 48% 3563 2 Sep 88 14:29:02 fiz.c
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 10713 46% 5774 2 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.H 3 "Getting the list of files from another source
- X.P
- X.IX "adding lists of files
- X.IX "standard input, reading filenames from
- X.IX "filesnames, reading from standard input
- XIf you're storing a large number of files in an archive, it may be
- Xinconvenient to type in the names of the files each time you work on the
- Xarchive. \*z allows you to take the files list from a file using the 'I'
- Xoption. This option may be applied to a number of commands, but
- Xtypically you use it with the 'a' command when creating a new archive,
- Xor the 'aun' command when updating an archive.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XExample of file list for a file
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW "zoo aI arch < files.lst
- X.DE
- XWhere the file "files.lst" has been created with a list of the files
- Xyou're maintaining in this archive. Since this is a simple text file,
- Xyou can create it with an editor, and program, or by typing it in.
- X.P
- XIf you are on a system which supports pipes between commands, you can
- Xuse a program to generate a list and send it into \*z without saving it
- Xin a file. The commands "find" on UNIX and "scan" on MS-DOS are useful.
- X.DS
- X.IX "UNIX
- X.IX "MS-DOS
- X.nf
- X.in +.5i
- X.ti -.5i
- XFile list by pipes - UNIX:
- X.sp
- X.CW "find . -type f -mtime -4 -print | zoo aI thisweek
- X.sp
- X.ti -.5i
- XFile list by pipes - MS-DOS:
- X.sp
- X.CW "scan -R *.doc | zoo aI thisweek
- X.DE
- X.H 3 "Adding comments to the archive
- X.P
- X.IX "comments, adding
- XComments may be the entire archive or on individual files, or both. The
- Xconcept is discussed in detail in the "Other Concepts" section. Comments
- Xmay be added to a file at the time the file is added to the archive.
- XThis is done by the 'c' option. Here is an example of adding data to and
- Xarchive with a comment on each file, then adding a comment to the
- Xarchive as a whole.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- Xzoo ac htanal *.for
- X.sp
- XZoo: main.for -- ( 0%) added
- X[Enter comment for main.for then type /END]
- XRead four heat treat test results files and prepare a graph on the
- Xdot matrix printer.
- X/end
- XZoo: plot.for -- ( 0%) added
- X[Enter comment for plot.for then type /END]
- XConvert X,Y data to plot points in 240dpi mode
- X/end
- XZoo: screen.for -- ( 0%) added
- X[Enter comment for screen.for then type /END]
- XFORTRAN version of curses, handle screen display and buffering.
- X/end
- XZoo: strings.for -- ( 0%) added
- X[Enter comment for strings.for then type /END]
- XString manipulation package
- X/end
- X.sp 2
- Xzoo cA htanal
- X.sp
- X[Enter archive comment for htanal.zoo then type /END]
- XHeat treat analysis program, prepare plot of results on the dot
- Xmatrix printer
- X/end
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XThe first command adds all of the FORTRAN files to the archive, each
- Xwith a comment. A comment is then added to the entire archive which
- Xdescribes the function of the package. If you want to modify the
- Xcomments already in the archive, either file or archive, you may use the
- X'c' or 'cA' commands. The old comment will be listed, and you may either
- Xtype a new comment or just press RETURN to keep the existing comment.
- X.H 3 "Using generations
- X.P
- X.IX "generations
- XGenerations are really useful as a way to keep back versions of
- Xfiles handy in case you have to roll back, or fix a bug in an older
- Xversion. Here's how it works.
- X.P
- X.IX "generation limit
- XThere is a limit on the number of generations of a file which will be
- Xkept, set on each individual file, and by default zero. This doesn't
- Xmean that no generations are saved, it means that there's no limit.
- XThere's also a limit on the whole archive, called the archive limit, and
- Xthat's set by default to one. The maximum number of generations saved is
- Xthe lower of the two limits for any given file.
- X.P
- XThere are three ways to set up an archive with generations. The simplest
- Xis to leave the file limits at the default (zero) and set the archive
- Xlimit. What you do is to create an archive using the 'a+' command to add
- Xfiles and turn on generations. Then you use the 'glA=' command to set
- Xthe limit on generations for the whole archive.
- X.DS
- XIt's easier than it sounds, here's an example:
- X.sp
- X.nf
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- Xzoo a+ demo foo1
- XZoo: foo1 -- (67%) added
- X.sp
- Xzoo glA=3 demo
- XArchive generation limit is now 3
- X.CE
- X.P
- X.fi
- X.ft R
- XNow we have an archive with one generation of files, and no more than
- Xthree generations of files to be saved for any file. After changing the
- Xfile and adding new versions to the archive, here's what the archive
- Xlooks like. Notice that deleted files haven't been removed, to make it
- Xeasy to see what's happening.
- X.sp 2
- X.nf
- X.CW
- Xzoo Ldg demo
- X.sp
- XArchive demo.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 5074 67% 1690 18 Oct 88 10:36:52 0g D foo1;1
- X 5103 67% 1705 18 Oct 88 10:45:10 0g foo1;2
- X 5132 67% 1715 18 Oct 88 10:45:14 0g foo1;3
- X 5161 67% 1725 18 Oct 88 10:45:20 0g foo1;4
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 20470 67% 6835 4 files
- X------------
- XD: deleted file.
- XArchive generation limit is 3.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XRemember that there are three ways to use generations. The second is if
- XI have one file which does not require many generations. In that case I
- Xwould set the archive generation limit to the value for all the rest of
- Xthe files in the archive, and then set the limit on the one file which
- Xneeds a special value.
- X.DS
- XIt would look like this:
- X.nf
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- Xzoo a+ demo foo1 foo2 foo3
- XZoo: foo1 -- (67%) added
- XZoo: foo2 -- (21%) added
- XZoo: foo3 -- (77%) added
- X.sp
- Xzoo glA=5 demo
- XArchive generation limit is now 5
- X.sp
- Xzoo gl=2 demo foo2
- XZoo: foo2;1 -- adjusted to 2
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XThe final way to manage generations is to set the archive limit to zero,
- Xallowing any number of versions as default, and then setting the limit
- Xon each file individually. This is almost never needed, but it does
- Xallow you to control the generation limit of each file completely.
- X.H 2 "Listing the archive
- X.H 3 "Generation information
- X.P
- X.IX "generations, listing
- X.IX "listing generations
- XThere are several options which will help you work with generations. The
- Xsimplist is to use the 'L' command instead of the 'l'. Here is a simple
- Xarchive, listed in two ways.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XListed with 'l':
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 xxx;2
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6893 48% 3592 2 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XListed with 'L':
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 xxx;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 xxx;2
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6922 48% 3621 3 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- X.IX "L command, list all generations
- XNote that using 'l' only the most current version is displayed, while
- Xif you use 'L' all non-deleted versions are listed.
- X.P
- X.IX "g option, list generation limits
- X.IX "generation limits, listing
- XIf you set limits on generations of individual files, then you will
- Xwant to see those limits. The option to do this is 'g', display
- Xgeneration info. Without that option the archive and file generation
- Xlimits will not be displayed, although the 'L' command will display
- Xundeleted versions.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XAn archive with generations, using 'L':
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 xxx;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 xxx;2
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6922 48% 3621 3 files
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XAn archive with generations, using 'Lg':
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 0g fiz.c;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 0g xxx;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 0g xxx;2
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6922 48% 3621 3 files
- X------------
- XArchive generation limit is 3.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.H 3 "Listing deleted files
- X.P
- X.IX "listing deleted files
- X.IX "deleted files, listing
- X.IX "d option, listing deleted files
- XIf you have modified an archive with the expert commands, and have not
- Xyet packed the archive to remove deleted files, you may view those files
- Xusing the 'd' option to the 'l' or 'L' commands.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XThis is what the listing looks like with 'L':
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZsim.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 10713 46% 5774 2 files
- X------------
- XThere is 1 deleted file.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XAnd this listing used 'Ld':
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZsim.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 D fiz.1
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 14562 45% 7985 3 files
- X------------
- XD: deleted file.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XNote that the listing without the 'd' option simply informs you of the
- Xnumber of selected files, while the listing with 'd' shows you the file
- Xinformation just as it does the undeleted files.
- X.H 3 "Listing multiple archives
- X.P
- X.IX "listing multiple archives
- X.IX "L command, listing multiple archives
- X.IX "multiple archives, listing
- XThe command 'L' allows more than one archive to be listed. In fact the
- Xgeneral form allows for any number of archives to be specified, each
- Xaffected by the options of the 'L' command. The restriction is that you
- Xcan't just list some files, you get a listing of all undeleted files in
- Xall archives.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XCommand "zoo L FIZ FIZsim":
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 xxx;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 xxx;2
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6922 48% 3621 3 files
- X.sp
- XArchive FIZsim.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 10713 46% 5774 2 files
- X------------
- XThere is 1 deleted file.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.H 3 "Creating a simple archive database file
- X.P
- X.IX "creating archive content listings
- X.IX "content listsings, creating
- X.IX "database input files, creating
- XThe 'a' and 'q' options may be used to create a database file which may
- Xbe used as input to your favorite database program, or just sorted and
- Xviewed on the screen or paper.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XCreating a simple files list from several archives:
- X.sp
- X.CW
- X.ti +.5i
- Xzoo Laq FIZ FIZsim
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 FIZ.zoo fiz.c;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 FIZ.zoo xxx;1
- X 29 0% 29 31 Aug 88 16:29:04 FIZ.zoo xxx;2
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 FIZsim.zoo fiz.c
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 FIZsim.zoo fiz.1
- X.CE
- X.DE
- Xthe 'a' option causes the name of the archive to be listed on each line,
- Xinstead at the start of the listing. The 'q' option suppresses the
- Xheadings and summaries, leaving just one line per file.
- X.P
- XThe eighth field is the archive name, and the ninth is the file name.
- XThe file may be sorted on either of those, or the size, date modified,
- Xetc. Any or all of those fields may be used a indices for a real
- Xdatabase program, if the number of files and archives is large enough to
- Xwarrant that.
- X.H 3 "Listing comments
- X.P
- X.IX "listing comments
- X.IX "comments, listing
- XAn archive is normally listed using the 'l' command, and only the actual
- Xcontents are shown. If the 'v' option is added, or if 'v' is used as a
- Xcommand, the comment at the start of the archive which describes the
- Xpackage as a whole is displayed. If the 'V' option or command is used,
- Xthe comments on individual files are shown as well. Here are examples of
- Xlisting an archive, first with just the descriptive archive comment, and
- Xthen with the comments on the individual files as well.
- X.sp
- X.DS
- X.nf
- X.CW
- X.in +.5i
- Xzoo v htanal
- X.sp
- XArchive htanal.zoo:
- X>> Heat treat analysis program, prepare plot of results
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 29 0% 29 17 Oct 88 17:23:24 C main.for
- X 29 0% 29 17 Oct 88 17:23:24 C plot.for
- X 29 0% 29 17 Oct 88 17:23:24 C screen.for
- X 29 0% 29 17 Oct 88 17:23:24 C strings.for
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 116 0% 116 4 files
- X------------
- XC: file has attached comment.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.sp 2
- X.DS
- X.nf
- X.CW
- X.in +.5i
- Xzoo V htanal
- X.sp
- XArchive htanal.zoo:
- X>> Heat treat analysis program, prepare plot of results
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 29 0% 29 17 Oct 88 17:23:24 C main.for
- X |Read four heat treat test results files and prepare a graph on the
- X |dot matrix printer.
- X 29 0% 29 17 Oct 88 17:23:24 C plot.for
- X |Convert X,Y data to plot points in 240dpi mode
- X 29 0% 29 17 Oct 88 17:23:24 C screen.for
- X |FORTRAN version of curses, handle screen display and buffering.
- X 29 0% 29 17 Oct 88 17:23:24 C strings.for
- X |String manipulation package
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 116 0% 116 4 files
- X------------
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.H 2 "Extracting files
- X.H 3 "Extracting to a subdirectory
- X.P
- X.IX "extracting to a subdirectory
- X.IX "subdirectory, extracting to
- X.IX "/ option, extract to subdirectory
- XSince the \*z default is to save directory information, you may want to
- Xuse that information at some time. The default is to extract all files
- Xinto the current directory. If the option '/' is added to the expert
- Xextract command, the files will be extracted into their original
- Xdirectories, \fIif and only if the directories exist\fR. If you want to
- Xcreate the directories, the '//' option will do that, creating any
- Xneeded directories as the files are extracted.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XConsider the archive:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- XArchive myarch.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 2 Sep 88 14:29:02 doc/fiz.1
- X 6864 48% 3563 2 Sep 88 14:29:02 src/fiz.c
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 10713 46% 5774 2 files
- X.CE
- X.sp
- X.ti -.5i
- XAnd the command:
- X.CW zoo x myarch
- X.DE
- X.P
- XThe files "fiz.1" and "fiz.c" will be extracteded in the current directory.
- XTo extract the files in their original directories, the option '//' may
- Xbe used.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XCreating directories and extracting:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW "zoo x// myarch
- X.DE
- X.P
- XFinally the '/' option extractes files into their original directories if
- Xthe directories exist. In the case where some directories exist and
- Xothers don't only the files for which you have directories will be
- Xextracted, and you will get a warning for each file not restored.
- X.H 3 "Extracting quietly
- X.P
- X.IX "q command, quiet operation
- X.IX "quiet extract
- XThe 'q' command may be used with the 'x' command to extract files
- Xwithout a message for each file. Although most people want a message to
- Xassure them that the file was extracted, this may be useful if the
- Xextract affects a number of files and only the error messages (if any)
- Xare needed.
- X.H 3 "Using wildcards for extract
- X.P
- X.IX "extract using wildcards
- X.IX "wildcards, extract using
- XIn general wildcards may be used to extract files as well as save them.
- XHowever, on some systems where wildcard names are expanded before the
- Xcommand is executed, it will be necessary to use the correct escape
- Xsequence to prevent the name from being changed.
- X.DS
- X.IX "UNIX
- X.IX "MS-DOS
- X.nf
- XExtract on MS-DOS
- X.sp
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo x arch *.doc
- X.sp
- XExtract on UNIX
- X.sp
- X.ti +.5i
- X.CW "zoo x arch "*.doc"
- X.DE
- XSince the UNIX system expands the wildcard names for you, zoo is a
- Xspecial case, and you must quote the name. Quoting is not needed on
- XMS-DOS and VMS.
- X.H 3 "Extracting deleted files
- X.P
- XAlthough careful use of generations will avoid the need to recover the
- Xdeleted versions of files, you may at some time have an archive which
- Xcontains a deleted file, and wish to recover it. Consider the archive
- Xbelow.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XAn archive with a deleted file:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- Xzoo ld FIZ
- X.sp
- XArchive FIZ.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 3849 43% 2211 3 Feb 88 21:55:56 fiz.1
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 16:21:36 D fiz.c
- X 6864 48% 3563 3 Feb 88 21:52:16 fiz.c
- X 3849 43% 2211 6 Sep 88 09:33:54 t1/fiz.1
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 21426 46% 11548 4 files
- X------------
- XD: deleted file.
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- XTo make the situation worse, there is also an undeleted file by the same
- Xname. What you need to do is to recover the the older version of the
- Xfile which has been deleted. Note that if you had used the novice
- Xversion of the add command it would have packed the archive and the
- Xdeleted file would be gone. I could be found in the "FIZ.bak" copy of
- Xthe archive, however.
- X.P
- X.IX "extracting deleted files
- X.IX "d option, extracting deleted files
- XThe extract command may be used with the 'd' option, which allows \*z to
- Xextract deleted files as well as active files, or the 'dd' option, which
- Xforces extraction of \fIonly\fR deleted files. Since you have an active
- Xfile of the same name, you will want the 'dd' option. Don't forget to
- Xdelete whatever version of the file is in your current directory, or you
- Xwill need to use still more options.
- X.DS
- X.nf
- XExtracting the deleted file:
- X.sp
- X.in +.5i
- X.CW
- Xzoo xdd FIZ fiz.c
- XZoo: fiz.c -- extracted
- X.CE
- X.DE
- XThe message indicates that the deleted version of the file has been
- Xrecovered. Note that the generations feature is intended to eliminate
- Xthe need to do this type of operation.
- X.ne 8
- X.H 3 "Extract and overwrite
- X.ce
- X"You are lost in a twisty maze of options, all alike"
- X.P
- X.IX "extracting with overwrite
- X.IX "overwrite files on extract
- X.IX "O option, overwrite existing files
- XThere are three options which allow you to extract files from an archive
- Xwithout deleting all of the files in your current directory structure.
- XThese are generally useful only when the existing file have become
- Xdamaged in some way, such as trying to make changes to source or
- Xdocumentation with a new editor, etc.
- X.P
- XThe 'O' option allows \*z to overwrite existing files. Without this
- Xoption \*z will ask permission to overwrite an existing file before
- Xreplacing it. While this is useful as a safety measure, there are times
- Xwhen you will want to "just do it." When the 'O' option is specified,
- Xexisting file will be replaced unless they are newer than the file in
- Xthe archive or read-only. Using the option "OO" instead of 'O' allows
- X\*z to overwrite "read-only" files. If you want to replace existing
- Xfiles you must use one of these two options.
- X.P
- X.IX "extracting read-only files
- X.IX "read-only files, extracting
- X.IX "S option, overwrite read-only files
- X.IX "overwriting newer files on extract
- XEven when using the 'O' option, an existing file will not be overwritten
- Xif it is newer than the version in the archive. This would happen if you
- Xextracted a file, changed it, and then found that the changes were
- Xincorrect. To allow \*z to replace a newer files, you need the option
- X'S', which specifies that a superseded file will be extracted. The
- X'SOO" combination of options will cause \*z to extract any file
- Xspecified unconditionally.
- X.H 3 "Extracting generations
- X.P
- X.IX "generations, extracting
- X.IX "extracting generations
- XIf you have an archive with previous generations, at some time you will
- Xwant to extract a generation older than the most current. To do this
- Xyou specify the generation number as part of the filename in the 'x'
- Xcommand.
- X.DS
- XLet's look at the listing of an archive with generations, and then the
- Xcommand to extract an old generation:
- X.sp
- X.nf
- X.CW
- X.in +.5i
- Xzoo Ldg demo
- X.sp
- XArchive demo.zoo:
- XLength CF Size Now Date Time
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 5074 67% 1690 18 Oct 88 10:36:52 0g D foo1;1
- X 5103 67% 1705 18 Oct 88 10:45:10 0g foo1;2
- X 5132 67% 1715 18 Oct 88 10:45:14 0g foo1;3
- X 5161 67% 1725 18 Oct 88 10:45:20 0g foo1;4
- X-------- --- -------- --------- --------
- X 20470 67% 6835 4 files
- X------------
- XD: deleted file.
- XArchive generation limit is 3.
- X.sp 2
- Xzoo x demo foo1;2
- XZoo: foo1;2 -- extracted
- X.CE
- X.DE
- X.P
- X.IX "generation delimiters
- XNotice that the characters ';' or ':' may be used to separate the
- Xfilename from the generation. The ';' is customary in VMS, while it's
- Xinconvenient in UNIX, where the ':' may be used. At this time there's no
- Xway to bypass the generation character and access a file with either
- Xcharacter in its name.
- X.OP
- X.ls 1
- X.H 1 Index
- X.so uguide.idx
- X.de PX \" no offset on these
- X..
- X.TC
- SHAR_EOF
- fi
- exit 0
- # End of shell archive
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