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- DDIR for OS/2 and DOS
-
- v0.10
-
-
- GENERAL:
- --------
- Almost everybody who works with MS-DOS knows (or should know) the
- program "DDIR.COM".
- This programs gives the user a specific directory on the screen. The
- nice thing is that it's in four coloumns.
- Because we used the program so much in DOS, we wanted to have the
- same program for OS/2. To find an OS/2 version of "DDIR" we searched
- almost every Bulletin Board System in th universe but never found one.
-
- When we reached that point we decided to make our own version. We did
- all programming in MicroSoft-C V5.10
-
- After a while of programming and debugging the OS/2 version worked
- fine, but since we had sources know we thought of some new tricks we
- could add in "DDIR". After a couple of days of programming and showing
- it to other people we finaly had a usefull version.
-
- What features does our DDIR have?
-
- At the prompt just type:
-
- DDIR /h <ret>
-
- and see the following lines appear on your screen:
-
-
- DDIR for OS/2 and DOS v0.10
- (C) 1990 BlockBuster & Copyleft Software
- (C) 1990 C Freak Software Inc
-
- usage:
- DDIR <options> name
- name = drive and/or drive path
-
- options:
- -a File sizes in allocated disk space
- -x Show system and hidden files/directories
- -r Output filenames only. Useful for redirect to batchfiles
- -s Output subdirectories only. Useful for redirect to batchfiles
- If -s is specified together with -r, -s will we skipped
- -h Show this help screen
-
-
-
- Because we wanted to use te new functions of DDIR in DOS we decided
- to create a family mode program. This means that this DDIR can run under
- DOS and OS/2.
-
- You probably have seen that this program has an execute of 28kB while
- the old DDIR.COM was only 2kB or so. We dont't have any problem with it
- because we wrote the program in C and the old DDIR program was probably
- written in assembler. We also have added a couple of functions wich
- should take up some program lines.
-
-
-
- THE OPTIONS:
- ------------
- -a
- This option show all file sizes in allocated diskspace. This can
- be usefull if you want to know how many real diskspace you have.
-
- -x
- With this option all system and/or hidden system files/directories
- are also show in the directory screen.
-
- -r
- Sometimes it can be usefull to create large batchfiles with
- filenames. If you specify the -r option you won't get a nice four
- column screen but a list of filenames only.
-
- If you type:
-
- DDIR -r
-
- you should get something like this
-
- DDIR.C
- MAKE
- DDIR.OBJ
- DDIR.MAP
- DDIR.EXE
- DDIR.TXT
-
- You can redirect this output to an OS/2 command file by typing:
-
- DDIR -r > filename.CMD
-
- If you specify -x hidden and/or system files are also shown.
-
- -s
- The same features as the -r option can be performed on
- subdirectories by specifying -s instead of -r.
-
- You will get something like
-
- DDIR
- NEURAL
- TOOLS
-
- You can redirect this output to an OS/2 command file by typing:
-
- DDIR -s > filename.CMD
-
- If you specify -x hidden and/or system directories are also shown.
-
- -h
- This option show a couple of help lines
-
-
-
- PROGRAM HISTORY:
- ----------------
- v0.01 - v0.04
-
- These versions were never released in the public domain so I won't
- bother you with stupid information about releases you never can
- lay your hands on.
-
-
- v0.05 1-jan-1990
-
- This is the first version released in the public domain
-
-
- v0.06 17-jan-1990
-
- Made a minor change.
- If we had a full screen when ddir ended, we got the promp on the
- second line.
- I corrected this by asking to press a key to end the program. The
- screen will be cleared as a result of the keypress.
-
-
- v0.07 23-jan-1990
-
- The volume label of the drive is shown if there's one.
-
-
- v0.10 29-jan-1990
-
- The file extensions are shown in one column just like the ancient
- version of DDIR.
- Program renamed to a .COM file for faster loading in DOS.
- If a '*.' is specified (=files without extension) handle it as a
- '*.' In earlier releases this was not handled well.
-
-
-
- WHAT NEXT?
- ----------
- We are working on a sorting routine now so the filenames are sorted
- like the fine old DDIR.COM did, so watch for a newer release if like
- sorted directories.
-
- If you have any comments about DDIR v0.10 you can send us a message.
- We can be reached on the following Bulletin Boards:
-
- United States:
-
- FARGO RBBS +1 (701) 293 5973
- send your message to Klaas Vanditzhuyzen
-
- The Netherlands:
-
- Bamestra RBBS +31 2998 3603
- +31 2998 3602
- AINEX +31 33 633916
- send your message to Martin Vermeer
- NOTICE:
- -------
-
- DDIR for OS/2 and DOS v0.10
- (C) 1990 BlockBuster & Copyleft Software Martin Vermeer
- (C) 1990 C Freak Software Inc Klaas Van Ditzhuyzen
-
- Distribute this program freely but keep DDIR.COM and DDIR.TXT together
- so everybody knows how DDIR v0.10 works
-
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