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U1-10: Subdirectory Utilities
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1405 Subdir. Traverse Small Programs Disk
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In our opinion, Led's Change Directory (LCD) is the best general purpose
directory changing program, but others have different features which you may
prefer.
CDD
Brody, Kenneth J.
$?
is used to change into nested directories in DOS without having to specify the
entire path. For example, if you more frequently go to subdirectories in your
WP and COM directories, you first enter SET CDPATH=C:\WP;C:\COM; to specify
them as the only directories to be searched. Then at any time in DOS, to get
to, say C:\COM\ATO, you just type CDD ATO.
CdTo
Christensen, Ward
$?
searches an entire hard disk for a file and upon finding it, makes the
directory in which it is found the current directory.
CHD
Barsky, Stephen
$?
lets you change directories without having to use the backslash key in some
cases, which can be awkward to reach on some keyboards.
Directory Renamer 1.0 (DIR-REN)
Adams, Richard W.
$5
renames subdirectories. A similar utility previously in the library would not
work with DOS 4.
Directory Navigator 1.0 (DN)
PerCentage Corporation
$15
quickly and colorfully displays the current directory file list with a cursor
in a 5-across list of the directory's subdirectories. You can move the cursor
to a subdirectory name and press PgDn to see the files in it, or press PgUp to
move back to the next level up until you get back to the root directory. By
pressing Enter, you exit DN into the directory whose filenames are being
displayed. ESC puts you back where you started.
GO2 (GO2-LD)
DeVoney, Leslie, Stegemoller
$?
is a utility that lets you change subdirectories without typing long path
names. This is obviously most useful on hard disk systems. It works by
letting you assign a long path name to a short and more easily remembered
keyword.
HopTwig 1.0 and 1KeyCD
Martz Software
$19
allow you to hop from one part of the directory tree to another. HOPTWIG
works by assigning the name of the directory you are in to a function key so
that you can get back to the directory after you leave it by hitting that key.
1KEYCD lets you move up and down the directory tree until you reach the
desired directory. Then pressing Enter puts you back in DOS in the selected
directory. The program is limited to 18 directories.
Led's Change Directory 4.0b (LCD)
Ledbetter, Keith ASP
$15
is one of the best utilities we have seen for easy changing of directories. It
can be used as a total replacement for DOS's CD, RD, and MD commands. LCD
works across multiple hard disks, real or virtual or even devices like
Bernoulli's. When you first run it (or whenever you tell it to), it generates
a database file of your directories. Then when you enter LCD and all or part
of a directory name, it almost instantly changes into the specified directory,
even if it is on another drive or nested within other directories. It can also
create and delete directories itself, with immediate updating of its directory
database at the same time. Other features include support for 43 and 50 line
modes on EGA/VGA monitors, and a fixed entry size file format that can store
up to 4,000 directory entries in the database.
Other features include a speed search option, mouse support, the ability to
detect hidden directories, the ability to rename directories, and many more
shortcuts. If your entry is ambiguous, it will display the matching directory
names in a pop-up box from which you can quickly select the one you want. The
key word is "quickly". When doing something as routine as changing
directories, you do not want to be slowed down or to go through needless
hassels. LCD fills the bill.
A member writes: "LCD does not let me change to the root directories of either
C: or D:."
PsL: The purpose of LCD is to let you change directories without having to
type in long path names. Typing "C:" or "D:" followed by "CD\" gets you to the
root directory in fewer keystrokes than typing "LCD C:\".
PushP2 1.1
Miller, David M.
$0
is a set of directory stack maintenance utilities for easy maneuvering among
directories and drives. The names of the directories in the stack are
displayed with each use, so that you can easily see where you stand.
QD
Wallengren, Ernie
$0
allows you to change, create, remove and rename directories with minimum
effort. QD is not the fastest way to simply change directories, but looks
like an excellent tool for cleaning up directories. You see a sorted list of
subdirectories in the current directory and can select a subdirectory with the
cursor keys or type the first few unique letters of a subdirectory's name and
it becomes the current directory. If you try to remove a directory (by
pressing the Del key) with files in it, you are warned and given the option of
deleting the directory and all the files in it.
Traverse 1.6
Land, John
$0
makes it easy to see and change directories. If only one child directory
exists, Traverse automatically changes to that subdirectory. If none exist,
you are move back to the parent directory. If more than one child directory
exists, up to 26 will be displayed and one can be selected by pressing a
letter A through Z. ESC drops you back in the directory you started from; / or
\ take you to the root directory; PgUp takes your to the PREVIOUS DRIVE, and
PgDn takes you to the NEXT DRIVE. TP4 source code included.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #1405
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1034 File/Dir. Listers Small Programs Disk
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1034 Display all Files/SubDirs.
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BigD
gives a compact listing of all the files on a hard disk by subdirectory.
While existing utilities in the library provide the same information, the
output from this one seems best suited for a printout, while others may be
better on the screen.
Digger 2.0
Smith, Richard
$0
tells you the total size of a directory and its subdirectories.
DTA 2.1
Meyer, Eric
$0
[March 1994 CD]
is a replacement for the DIR, TREE, and ATTRIB commands of DOS, as well as a
WHEREIS utility. It provides an alphabetized directory with file sizes and
free space available, displays an alphabetized compact subdirectory tree that
optionally includes sizes, can search an entire directory tree for files by
attributes or time/date, and change file attributes or time/date.
DIRSize (DSIZEKR)
Robbins, Keith
$0
provides a graphical tree display with the size of every directory running along
side the tree. Also shown are the number of files in each directory, the acutal
disk space used, and more.
DIRSize 1.5 (DIRSIZF)
Franklin Resources
$0
displays a list of all directories (in tree format), quantity of files and bytes
stored in each individual directory. This is ideal for quickly spotting where
disk space is being used (wasted?).
DIRSize automatically switches into the 43/50 line mode on EGA/VGA. Rather than
just dumping output to the screen, it provides a scrollable display. The list
may also be sent to a printer or disk file.
Dirut6
Vass, Garry J.
$0
steps through the directories on a disk, displaying the filenames grouped by
extension with a different color for each group. A command-line option causes
the program to go through the entire (hard) disk and group all the files on it
by extension, which can let you look for duplicate file names.
Dsiz
will display the names and sizes of all the subdirectories on a disk.
Fast File Finder 2.09 (FF209)
Graham, Keith P.
$0
has options to search all drives, search arcs, create batch files, jump to
directories, delete files, perform string searches and more.
PWD
Glynn, Earl F.
$?
shows the current ("working") directories on all active disk drives. The TP5
source code is included; it will show TP programmers how to manipulate DOS
syste