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RDIR Relative DIRectory size $8.00
Copyright (c) 1991-95 by R.P.McCormick
79 Rye Street
Broad Brook, CT 06016
Command line: RDIR [dirname] or [screenspec]
RDIR '?' or 'h' or 'H' brings up the help screen.
dirname & screenspec are both optional.
Omit both to examine current directory.
dirname can be any directory name. Example: B:TEXT.
See below for a more complete list of types of directory names.
screenspec (CGA) or (EGA) may be entered on a VGA system
just to see what it looks like.
For registration information see "REGINFO.TXT".
I wrote RDIR because the DOS command "DIR" provides only
the size of each _file_ in the current directory. I wanted
something to show the size of each _subdirectory_. Typically
on a hard disk, there are several subdirectories, and RDIR
shows the size of each. This is useful in tracking down what
is taking up too much room on the disk.
When you type RDIR while at a low level subdirectory, it will
read and save the information for that level and all below it.
If you then select its "parent", RDIR reads only the information
for the parent and its subdirectories, bypassing the subdirectory
you started from, as it already has that info. Once you have
reached the top level, you can navigate anywhere on the disk
without incurring any more disk reads. The advantage of this
method is that you do not need to wait to read the entire disk
structure if all you want is to examine one directory.
A pie chart shows the size of each subdirectory, relative to
the total of all subdirectories at the current level, sorted by size.
Files at current level are not included in the pie.
There is a list of these directories to the right, with the
number of bytes used by the directory, and a percent.
If percents are less than 1%, it prints a dot.
You can selectively examine each subdirectory shown in the list
by first highlighting it with the arrow keys, then hit the
"Enter" key. To access the "Parent" directory, use the up arrow.
SWITCHING DISK DRIVES:
To examine another Disk Drive, hit the F8 function key.
REMOVING EMPTY DIRECTORIES
To delete an empty directory, use the Delete key.
If there are more directories than can be displayed in one column,
a notice appears, typiclally "8 more..". If you want to
see the names that are off screen, use the arrow keys.
A bar chart shows the size of the current directory,
including files at the current level, as a percent of the whole disk.
There is no limit on the number of directories at any level,
but I have limited the nesting of subdirectories to 16.
RUNNING RFILE:
The F2 functon key runs the program RFILE, so you can look at the
filenames in the current directory. Once the RFILE screen appears,
you can edit the filespec to include only files with the .BAK extension
for example. You can delete files from the RFILE screen, but RDIR
will not know about them. Use the Escape key to return to RDIR.
If you were deleting files with the intent of going back to RDIR
and removing the now empty directory, use the F3 function key to
cause RDIR to recalculate the current level.
If there is insufficient memory to run RFILE from RDIR, a message
will appear, allowing you to return to RDIR where you left off.
No error message appears if RFILE cannot be found. It simply returns
back to RDIR. RFILE must be in the DOS "path".
HELP SCREEN:
The help screen is reachable with the function key F1 while
the graphics display is active.
You may be able to print the CGA screen using DOS commands if your
printer is compatible. Type "GRAPHICS COLOR1" prior to using RDIR,
then hit shift-PrintScreen while viewing the CGA screen. The DOS
manual says this is for an "IBM Personal Computer Color Printer",
but it works fine with my old Epson MX-80.
To exit from the graphic screen, use the "Esc" key or <Alt> X.
CD_ROM:
The size of the CD_ROM drive above the thermometer is fixed at
660 Meg. For all other drives the program reads the size from DOS.
I found that the size of a CD_ROM drive as reported by DOS was in error.
After changing a disk in the CD_ROM, you may see a message from DOS
such as "CDR101: Not ready reading drive D. Abort, Retry, Fail".
If you respond with "R" for retry, RDIR will continue.
These are the types of directory names I expect to see typed
on the command line after "RDIR". Any other variations may produce
unexpected results. The example assumes you are currently in a directory
on the C: drive named C:\TOOLS, and the B: drive is at the B:\TEXT dir.
CMD LINE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
(Nothing) Current directory C:\TOOLS
C: Current directory C:\TOOLS
C:\ Top level C: C:\
B: Current B: directory B:\TEXT
B:\ Top level B: B:\
C:\TC As typed C:\TC
GRAPHICS Current dir, GRAPHICS sub C:\TOOLS\GRAPHICS
B:MISC Current B: dir, MISC sub B:\TEXT\MISC
C:GRAPHICS Current dir, GRAPHICS sub C:\TOOLS\GRAPHICS
\TC Current drive, TC dir C:\TC
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