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- HELPFUL HINTS
-
- NSWEEP - Version 2.07
-
- by Terry Smythe
- Sysop, Z-Node 40
- Winnipeg, Canada
- (204) 832-4593 (Z-Node)
-
-
- In my role as Sysop of Z-Node 40, I have come to
- depend upon NSWEEP V. 2.07 for much of my Board
- maintenance. With it's constant use, I have learned
- about some interesting, but not well documented
- features and applications of this wonderful utility.
-
- As this file moves around the RCPM's I would hope
- that other people will add to it from their
- experiences and put it back up again for others to
- enjoy. For the sake of brevity, I will assume that
- everyone has renamed this file on their systems to
- SW.COM, and that it is sitting on their A drive.
-
- 1. LOG DIRECT
-
- SW B <cr> Will log directly to the B
- drive.
-
- SW B3 <cr> Will log directly to the B
- drive, User 3
-
- SW B* <cr> Will log directly to the B
- drive, all user areas.
-
- SW B*:*.DOC <cr> Will log directly to the B
- drive, all files *.DOC in all
- User areas.
-
- 2. CHANGING USER AREAS
-
- When in SW, use the RENAME function, and there
- are a number of options:
-
- a. Specify the Drive/User Area as part of the new
- file name. e.g If the file is called
- NSWEEP.COM and it's in A0: and you want it
- into A15:, use the (R)ename function and in
- response to the prompt, name it:
-
- A15:NSWEEP.COM <cr>
-
- b. With wildcards "?" and "*", you can change the
- user area for a group of file have some like
- characteristic in their file names. Use the
- (R)ename function, and respond with "*". You
- will be prompted:
-
-
-
-
- Prompt Your Response
-
- Old Name? *.* (or whatever)
- New Name? A15:*.* (or wherever
-
- c: As this is the rename function, you may also
- simultaneously change the name while at it.
-
- With this feature, the files are not copied into
- another user area, NSWP simply changes the User
- Area byte in the directory entry.
-
- 3. ERASING FILES
-
- a. To erase a single file, simply use the
- (D)elete function and answer "Y" to the prompt
-
- b. To erase a group of files, use the (T)ag
- function to identify those to be erased, then
- use the (E)rase function. You will be
- prompted with (T/U) ?
- | |____ (U)ntagged files
- |______ (T)agged files
-
- In this case, respond with T <cr>
-
- You will be asked if you wish to be prompted,
- by the prompt (Y/N/A) ?
- | | |___ (A)bort
- | |_____ (N)o, do not prompt.
- |_______ (Y)es, do prompt.
-
- If you are confident, respond with N <cr>
- If uncertain, respond with a Y <cr>
-
- c. To erase a group of files, and leave untouched
- a few files, use the (T)ag function to
- identify those to be saved, then use the
- (E)rase function, and in response to the next
- prompt, select U <cr>
-
- This will erase only the (U)ntagged files, and
- leave behind the desired files.
-
- d. To erase a complete drive (or disk) and all
- its user areas, log onto that drive using the
- wildcard option:
-
- SW B* <cr>
-
- Then use the (E)rase funtion, respond with the
- (U)ntagged option, and (N)o, do not prompt.
-
- Great for cleansing a hard disk immediately
- following a back-up.
-
- 4. HARD DISK BACKUP
-
- Have ready a series of blank formatted floppy
- discs adequate to contain your total hard disk,
- and get ready for repeated disk changing. Be
- sure all have lables and you have a felt pen
- nearby. Start by logging onto the desired drive
- with the all user areas option:
-
- SW B* <cr>
-
- Use the (W)ild card function, followed by a *.*
- response. Every file on that total drive, all
- user areas, will be (T)agged for (M)ass
- operations.
-
- Use the (M)ass operations function, and send
- (copy) the contents of the entire hard disk to
- floppies.
-
- As each destination disk fills up, the copying
- process will be interrupted by the "Destination
- Disk Full" warning message. Touch NOTHING!
- Change your disks, do NOT attempt to relog,
- simply use the (M)ass operations function again.
- The copying process will resume from the last
- file not completed, and continue until
- interrupted once again by the disk full warning
- message.
-
- The nifty feature here is that a file's user area
- ID is carried across into the new directory on
- the back-up disk. What this means is that
- anytime it becomes necessary to restore your hard
- disk from your back-up disks, the process need
- only be reversed, and all files will drop back
- into their respective user areas.
-
- 5. FIND A FILE
-
- Using the (F)ind function, you do NOT need to
- respond with a full file name. Wild cards are
- allowed, and also incomplete names. For example:
-
- Suppose you wish to find SD.COM on a disk
- containing about 60 or so files:
-
- F Find What? S <cr>
- | | | |__ Go find it!
- | | |_______ First letter of fn.ft
- | |_______________ Response
- |_______________________ (F)ind function
-
-
- NSWP will instantly find the first occurance of
- an fn.ft starting with S and as file names are
- in alphabetic sequence, all other file names
- starting with S will immediately follow.
-
- Any number of characters may be keyed in, but
- usually only one or two will suffice. Saves all
- that finger tip wear and tear tabbing down to the
- desired file. Also works like a charm to
- instantly find a file on a large hard disk, from
- within any user area if NSWP is first logged onto
- the desired drive with the (*)all user area
- option.
-
- 6. SET & REMOVE FILE ATTRIBUTES
-
- This option (Y) only works with previously tagged
- files where you might typically want to set a
- series of files to Read Only (R/O) status, or
- perhaps hide them with a System (SYS) file
- status, or alternatively remove the status flags.
- A number of different status flags are poossible.
-
- To set the flags, first (T)ag the desired files,
- then select the (Y)flags option. You may select
- more than one flag to the response.
-
- Removal is equally simple by selecting nothing -
- i.e., hit the space bar once, then <cr>, and the
- flags on all (T)agged files will be removed.
-
- ****************************************************
-
- These are but a few uses, not readily apparent, of
- NSWEEP v.2.07, by Dave Rand, from Edmonton, who has
- given us one of the finest file management utilities
- ever. No doubt there are others out there who have
- similarly discovered new and unusual applications of
- this fine utility, and they are invited to add them
- to this list, increment the release #, re-upload it
- to where you got it, and let this file grow.
-
- Terry Smythe
- Sysop, Z-Node 40
- Winnipeg, Canada
- (204) 832-4593 (Z-Node)
- (204) 832-3982 (Voice)
- 20 Jan 1986
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