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>>>>>> NETWORKS and POCKETD PLUS
If you own a network, or are responsible for looking after one, then
you should take a serious look at PocketD. Managing a networked hard
disk without PocketD is a bit like needlework in boxing gloves. Once
you have become used to the power that PocketD provides, you may feel
helpless without it!
>>>> How often has a network adminstrator sat there and watched in
disbelief as the Novell VOLINFO "Free Space" list seeped away....
PocketD Plus can tell you WHO is swallowing up the space, and how!
If you move to the directory where the user accounts are and type:
D /rr:-3g%ss This will analyse the user directories looking for
files created during the last 3 days, plotting a
(g)raphic barchart, showing the percentage of new
files that each user has created, plotting the
results in order of offending user (sort by size).
(If the user accounts are scattered across several drives, then a
command of the form D H:\USER1 S: Q:\USER2 /rr:-3g%ss is possible)
>>> WHAT ARE THESE FILES?
D /Se:-3g%ss This will give a similar display, but grouped by
extension instead of user. The administrator might
then see that 25% of new files are *.TMP files.
D /SQz:-3 This will allow the administrator to browse a list
of these files, with options to individually view
or delete them.
>>>> You are losing space on your server. Some files MUST go!
D H: I: *.TMP *.$$$ /Wzz
Will search the (W)hole of drives H: and I: and
delete all files matching *.TMP or *.$$$.
D H: I: *.EXE /W:-2 [if exist $p$n.PAS del $w]RQ
Will delete files with the name XXXX.EXE created
during the last 2 days, if a corresponding file
XXXX.PAS exists in the same directory. The optional
"Q" parameter lets you query each deletion.
D H: I: *.BAK /W [D $p$n.* /- .BAK .EXE .COM .OBJ [del $w]R~]R
This more general example will delete any *.BAK
file where a corresponding file with the same name,
excepting extensions .BAK .EXE .COM or .OBJ,
already exists.
>>>> You want to BACKUP files that may be in use by another user?
D /WTccpio C: Will search the (W)hole drive for files modified
(T)oday and (c)opy them with full (p)aths to drive
C:, but (i)gnoring files that cannot be opened,
looping round returning to copy these later (when
they become available for copying).
>>>> You want to provide a useful tool for your users?
D /STcc A: Will allow the users to (S)earch for all files they
modified (T)oday and (c)opy them to drive A:
D !!! This will give the users an attractive colored
directory listing, allowing them to classify files
by color.
MENUD This gives the users a plush menu-driven interface
for managing their files.
>>>> You want extra helpful tool to let you monitor the network?
It would be nice if your LOGIN script could warn you if a disk
partition is nearly full. e.g.
D S: U: Z: :: /{4096k [Warning! $f has only $s bytes free!!//]
This will report if any of drives S: U: or Z: have 4 meg or less
free disk space.
>>>> You want to ensure that large files on the network are INDEXED
D /W!EF}200k [FLAG $w i]R
This will find non-executable files bigger than 200k, and set them
to "INDEXED", thus somewhat speeding up access to such files
(NOVELL 2.X).
See also README.D for useful ARCHIVE examples.