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                                   XDIR.COM                                   

             Size (recs) CRC   Version    Author/Latest Issue      Disk
               8k (62)   279A  2.0        R. Conn 4/84             Z3COM11

  1- Syntax  2- Options  3- Notes  4- Error Messages  5- Examples of Use      


   XDIR is  the most  powerful of the currently available ZCPR3 file directory 
listing programs (transients).  As a directory display utility, XDIR provides:
name of file, size of  file (in kb),  attributes  of file (R/O or SYS), sum of 
sizes of all files displayed, total nr  of files on  disk, space  remaining on 
disk, and what du: is being displayed.  

   As  a file-scanner utility, XDIR:  logs  a group of selected files to disk, 
prints the contents of such a log file, scans  a log file and compares it with 
the  files  selected by the user, telling him what files  are missing and what 
files are additional.
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   Syntax:  XDIR dir:afn ooo...

        or  XDIR /ooo...
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  Options:  Aa  -->  indicate attributes of files to be selected
                     a=A for All files (system and non-system)
                     a=N for Non-system files [default]
                     a=S for System files
            D   -->  send output to disk file XDIR.DIR
            Ff  -->  enable a file scanner function
                     f=L to Log file names to FNAMES.DIR
                     f=P to Print file names stored in FNAMES.DIR
                     f=S to Scan disk and compare to FNAMES.DIR
            I   -->  inspect logged files (use with FL option only)
            N   -->  negate selection of files
            Oo  -->  select output features
                     o=A to disable display of file Attributes (R,S)
                     o=F to Form feed printer when display done
                     o=G to Group files by name and type
                     o=H to display files in horizontal format
            P   -->  send display to printer
            PF  -->  send display to printer with trailing form feed
            U   -->  select all user areas
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XDIR Notes:

   a. Vs. 1.1 (10/81).

   b. The user should keep in mind what he is scanning for when he uses the
      file name buffer facility.  For instance, if he selects both non-system
      and system files with the FL option and then defaults to non-system with
      the FS option, it is likely that several files will be shown missing
      even though this may not be true.
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Error Messages:

   "TPA Error"  -->  not enough memory available in the TPA to load the disk
                     directory
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Examples of Use:

   a. XDIR             -->  displays a listing of the non-system files in the
                            current directory in the following fashion:
                              1. sort is by file type and name
                              2. listing is in a vertical format
                              3. attributes of each file (R/O, SYS) shown
                              4. file sizes in k.
                              5. total of sizes of all files

   b. XDIR /AA         -->  like the first example, but both non-system and
                            system files are displayed

   c. XDIR /OH         -->  like the first example, but listing format is
                            horizontal


Examples of Use (continued):

   d. XDIR /OG         -->  like the first example, but sort is by file name
                            and type

   e. XDIR *.COM /NFL  -->  the names of all non-system files which do not
                            match *.COM are stored on disk in a file named
                            FNAMES.DIR.

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