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Program : DAAG (Disk-at-a-Glance) Version 2.30.
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Release Date : July 1990.
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Purpose : To provide an easy to use "map" of your hard disk.
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Overall Features : - Tree-structured Directory Map
---------------- - Useful statistics relating to File and Directory Size
- Shows Hidden Directories
- Finds Duplicate programs and files
(NEW) - Piechart (requires EGA or VGA Graphics!)
(NEW) - Contains a file BROWSE program (SHOW.EXE)
(NEW) - Installation Program to Customize Colors
(NEW) - Includes On-Line Help
Quick Start : type "DAAG" at the DOS prompt; then READ THE SCREEN!
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Warranty:
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There is no warranty, period.
Steve Leonard specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied.
Use this product at your own risk.
In no event shall Steve Leonard be liable for any loss of profit, or any other
damages or loss incurred because of this product.
Distribution of this program:
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This program may be used by anyone FREE of charge. Additionally, it may
be distributed by Shareware companies for a reasonable fee.
The only requirement is that this DOC file is included, and not altered.
Anyone who finds this program of value is encouraged to make a VOLUNTARY
DONATION to the author; those sending $10 or more will receive a free update
IF ONE IS WRITTEN, but there is no guarantee that an update will ever be
written.
Full Description
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If you're like me, you are forever running out of disk space and');
looking for something "BIG" to delete to free up some space.');
This program was written to enable you to quickly see how your');
disk is allocated, and where those "DISK HOGS" are.');
Use the UP and DOWN ARROW KEYS, as well as PGUP, PGDN,HOME, and END');
to scroll through the directory map (if your disk has more');
directories that can fit in the main widow).');
File Summary by Extension
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Hitting ENTER from the main screen will give you a summary of');
the highlighted directory - displaying a scrolling window of');
files and sizes, grouped by EXTENSION.');
A note on adding up the file sizes
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Notice that the sum of all directories is not exactly equal');
to the total disk size minus the space available. This is because');
DOS allocates file space in CLUSTERS, so that a 20 byte batch file');
will actually use 4096 bytes (depending on cluster size).');
File List by Extension
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Hitting enter again opens up a third scrolling window of FILE NAMES
containing the hilighted extension. This window is also sortable by
FILENAME or by SIZE.
Individual files in this third scrolling window may be deleted
by hitting the DEL key.
File Browse
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Hitting ENTER when in the third scrolling window will allow you
to BROWSE the highlighted filename, provided that you have a
browse program named "SHOW.COM" or SHOW.EXE available along your search PATH.
Any browse program that is a COM file, and expects the filename
on the command line should work. Just make a copy of it in a
directory that is in your PATH, and rename the copy as "SHOW.COM".
One of the best browse programs available is a shareware program
named LIST.COM, by Vernon Buerg, 456 Lakeshire, Daly City, CA 94015.
Most BBS's carry this excellent program.
LIST can be called from DAAG nicely; just remember to rename it
"SHOW.COM", and have it in your PATH.
SHOW.EXE
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For people that do not have LIST.COM, enclosed with DAAG is a workable
but limited browse program called "SHOW.EXE". It is not as good as
LIST.COM, but is included for anyone who does not have a stand alone
browse program.
F2 - The SAVE option
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Hitting F2 from the first scrolling window will SAVE the current tree
map to a disk file named "DDyymmdd.DAG", where yymmdd represent the
current date. This file is always saved into the ROOT directory.
DUPLICATE FILES
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From the first scrolling window (of directories), you may hit the F3 key,
to get another scrolling window of duplicate files.
However, files CANNOT be DELETED from this window.
PIECHART
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Hit F4 to get a piechart of the top 16 directories by number of bytes
of disk used. If you have more than 16 directories, then the smallest
ones are grouped collectively under "Other".
This option requires an EGA or VGA monitor.
REPORTING on a DIFFERENT DRIVE
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The program accepts a different drive as a command line parameter. By typing
"DAAG A:" for example, it will operate on the "A" drive. If the requested
drive is not ready, it will then operate on the current drive.
I have had a bug report on this feature not working; all I can say is that
my own system has a "C" and a "D" drive, and it works. Unfortunately, if I
don't have the same driver and drive configuration as the problem, I cannot
test (or fix!) this problem.
Customizing DAAG
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Included with DAAG is a program called "DAGINST.EXE". Use it to change
DAAG's default colors, and to eliminate the need to
"press enter to continue..." after the opening DAAG screen.
Just type DAGINST and use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad to select
the color combination for the specified functions.
You may quit DAGINST at any point by hitting the ESC key. None of the
selections will be "installed" into DAAG if you use the ESC key.
After the last prompt is answered ("...Do you want to have to Hit
Enter to continue..."), the choices selected are incorporated into
DAAG - they are written directly into the DAAG.EXE file.
MEMORY REQUIREMENTS
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DAAG requires about 390k of memory. If you plan to use the BROWSE function,
then you will need additional memory. The included browse program,
SHOW.EXE, requires approximately 131k of memory, making
TOTAL MEMORY REQUIREMENTS about 521k. Luckily it is not a TSR!
DAAG has several tables in memory, that hold directory and file information.
The maximum number of directories DAAG can hold (1st window) ..... 200;
maximum different extensions in a directory (2nd window)...... 250;
maximum files with the same extension (3rd window)............ 400;
maximum number of files on disk (for duplicate checking)..... 4000;
Note: IF these maximums are exceeded, DAAG should still work, but it will
give a warning message that not all files are available for display.
Steve Leonard
260 Dunbar Rd.
Hilton, NY 14468