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SuperDIR 95 Version 6.0 Release README File
Copyright (c) 1989-96, Omnivision Technologies
http://www.monash.edu.au/~hofman/supdir
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. What is SuperDIR 95? 8. Registering SuperDIR 95
2. Why use SuperDIR 95? I. Shareware Licence Grant
3. SuperDIR 95 features II. Registered License Grant
4. Installation III. Copyright
5. De-installation IV. Disclaimer
6. Using SuperDIR 95 V. Trademarks
7. Contact Information
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1. What is SuperDIR 95?
SuperDIR 95 is a complete replacement for the MS-DOS "DIR" command. It
has all the features of DOS's "DIR" command plus a huge array of other
useful features. Moreover, it still remains extremely easy to use.
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2. Why use SuperDIR 95?
There are many of us who still prefer to use the command line to accomplish
many day-to-day file management tasks. The file management facilities in
operating systems such as Microsoft Windows 95 are often too slow and
cumbersome. The most common command issued at the command line is the
familiar DIR command which displays a directory of files according to the
way in which it is invoked. There have been many DIR replacements in the
past which usually display files in different colours according to their
file extensions. However, with the inclusion of long filenames in Microsoft
Windows 95, our favourite DIR replacement utilities are no longer
functional. SuperDIR 95 is the only DIR replacement utility currently in
existence which correctly implements the new long filename system, which is
known as VFAT. Of course, SuperDIR 95 still implements the older FAT
system.
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3. SuperDIR 95 Features
* Complete MS-DOS 7.0 compatibility
* Long filename (VFAT) Windows 95 support
* Fully user customisable display formats
* Support for 4DOS/NDOS filename descriptions (automatic detection)
* Extended wildcard specifications
* Automatically maximizes the number of columns displayed based on the
current display format and the length of the filenames being displayed
* Recursive directory display
* Display filenames in different colours based on their file extensions
(user customisable)
* Ability to display files based on their file attributes
* Directory tree
* Sort files based on various criteria in either a horizontal or
vertical direction
... plus much, much, much more. Use the /? command line switch to see a
full list of SuperDIR 95 features. Use the /SET command line switch to
alter the default settings.
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4. Installation
Copy SDIR.EXE to your DOS directory (usually C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND or C:\DOS)
and then simply type "SDIR" instead of "DIR". You may also like to rename
SDIR.EXE to D.EXE and then type "D" instead "DIR".
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5. De-installation
Simply erase SDIR.EXE from the directory you installed it to. SuperDIR 95
does not modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, system
registry or any other files. It is entirely self contained.
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6. Using SuperDIR 95
The following is a brief summary of the SuperDIR usage and command line
options (taken from built in help):
SDIR [drive:][path][filename] [ /A[[:][-]RHSDA] /B /BYTE /C /CLR
/D[:]DA /E /F /FREE /H /I /J /L /M[:]NSDAF /O[:][-]NDESU /ORIG /P /Q /S
/SET /T[:]ACW /TREE /TURBO /U /V /W /X /Y /7BIT /! /[1234] /? ]
/A Attribute specification /B Bare display format
/BYTE File sizes in BYTEs /CLR CLeaR screen before display
/D Disable colour /E uppEr case filenames
/F Full path name /FREE display FREE space
/H Hide dots /I display drive Information
/J Justify names (8.3 only) /L use Lower case
/M Modify display format /O sort Order
/ORIG restore ORIGinal settings /P Pause between screens
/Q Quiet mode (disable output) /S recurse Subdirectories
/SET change default SETtings /T select date/Time to display
/TREE display directory TREE /TURBO enable TURBO scroll
/U display only sUmmary info /V Verbose display format
/W Wide display format /X show 8.3 (vfat) filenames
/Y Vertical sorting direction /Z display file descriptions
/7BIT use 7 BIT ascii /! allow redirection (DOS writes)
/[1234] limit min number of columns /? this help information
/INFO licencing/registration INFO /R enter Registration details
/Y Vertical sorting direction /Z display file descriptions
A more detailed description of each option follows:
/7BIT use 7 BIT ascii /! allow redirection (DOS writes)
/A Attribute specification
R Read only
H Hidden
S System
A Archive
D Directory
/B Use bare mode (no header or summary information)
/BYTE Display file sizes in bytes
/C Display compression ratio
/CLR Clear screen
/D Disable colour
A Disable all colour
F Disable file colour
/E Use upper case
/F Display full path names
/FREE Display drive statistics
/H Hide dots
/J Justify filenames (8.3 filenames only)
/L Use lower case
/M Custom display format
N Filename
S File size
T File date/time
A File Attributes
F FAT alias
D File description
(N and D are mutually exclusive)
/O Set sort order
N Sort by name
D Sort by date
E Sort by extension
S Sort by size
U Unsorted
G Group directories first
/ORIG Restore original settings
/P Pause between screens
/Q Quiet mode
/S Recurse subdirectories
/SET Change default settings
/T Specify date/time display
A Last access time
C Creation time
W Last write time (default)
/TURBO Enable turbo scroll
/U Use upper case
/V Verbose file display
/W Wide display format (filenames only)
/X Display 8.3 FAT aliases (Win95 only)
/Y Vertical sorting direction
/Z Display file descriptions
/7BIT Use 7BIT ASCII
/! Allow SuperDIR output to be redirected, i.e. use DOS screen writes
/[1234]Limit minimum number of columns displayed
/? Displays this help information
NB: You can override preset switches by prefixing any switch with - (hyphen)
Here are some examples of SuperDIR uses:
SDIR /A:H-S Display all files which have the hidden attribute set and
also do not have the system attribute set
SDIR /Msna Display the size, long filename and attribute properties
of all the files (in that order)
SDIR /O-S-G Display all files sorted by decreasing size with directories
not grouped first (i.e. directories are sorted with the
files)
SDIR /Md /TC Display the long filename and creation date/time properties
of all the files
SDIR /X Display the long filename, size and 8.3 FAT filename of all
the files (i.e. standard format plus 8.3 VFAT filenames)
SDIR /Z