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                                   PIPE.COM                                   

             Size (recs) CRC   Version    Author/Latest Issue      Disk
               1k (8)    C4B0  1.8        Rob Friefeld 1/88        Z3COM7

  1- Syntax  2- Usage  3- Examples of Use                                     


   PIPE is a small (1k) file transfer utility intended as a RAM disk resident.
PIPE uses the first 8000h of TPA.   No installation is needed.   Since most of 
the logic is in the DOS, named directories under ZCPR3 will work.   Also, PIPE 
is reentrant.
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   Syntax:  pipe [du:|dir:]<afn> [du:|dir:][afn] [/o]

      i.e.  pipe <what> [where]

  Options:  [F]1..[F]4   - Select source file attribute F1..F4 to copy
	    W	         - Wheel protect attribute (ZRDOS)
	    R	         - R/O
	    S	         - SYS
	    A	         - ARC

  These options may be reversed with "~" or "-".
            I	         - Inspect before copy
	    N	         - NO query before erase (even for R/O files!)
  
   Any number of options may be specified.   Any character other than these is 
ignored.  (i.e. commas, extra slashes)
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Usage:

   The syntax is different from PIP's,  i.e. the source file  is  named first,
then  the destination.   Both source and  destination may  be  ambiguous  file 
names.  (Wild card renaming of the destination can be dangerous to your mental
health,  however.)   If the optional  destination is  omitted,  files  will be 
fetched to the current DU:.

   If the destination file exists,  you will be  asked ERASE? (y/N/q).   No is 
the  default answer.   A 'Y' will abort the copy and  a  'Q'  aborts  the run.  
Attributes of the destination file are kept.  If the destination file does not
exist, attributes of the source file are copied.

   If the  destination disk  is filled,  the incomplete copy is deleted  and a 
disk  reset is  done.   (If this is not done,  DIR will still  report  0k free 
space.)  Otherwise, PIPE does NOT do a disk reset.
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Examples of Use:

   a. B5>PIPE A0:*.Z80    (You enter...then PIPE prints...)
	 Copying --> A0: FILE1   .Z80 to B5:
	 Copying --> A0: FILE2   .Z80 to B5:
	 Copying --> A0: ANOTHER1.Z80 to B5:

   b. B5>GO THIS.FIL A0:THAT.FIL
	 Copying --> B5: THIS    .FIL to A0:THAT     .FIL

   c. A0>PIPE TEST.* ARC:WORKS.*
	 Copying --> A0: TEST    .Z80 to B15:WORKS   .Z80
	 Copying --> A0: TEST    .DOC to B15:WORKS   .DOC
	 Copying --> A0: TEST    .COM to B15:WORKS   .COM



Examples of Use (cont'd):

   d. A0>PIPE *.* A15: /F12S  
         Copy only files marked with F1, F2, SYS

   e. A0>PIPE *.* A15: /-A1R  
         Copy all NOT ARC, NOT F1, and R/W files
