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- Lodji Utility Program 1.02 Directory/archive viewer, extractor, comparer.
- 1-UTIL FEB94 UTILITY DIRECTORY ZIP ARCHIVE EXTRACT VIEW COMPARE CDROM LUP
- FILES: lup102.sdn
-
- Author: David W. Roscoe
- Registration. $ 30.00
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- Changes since version 1.00: added support [.ARC], [.LZH], and [.ZOO] files;
- free registration upgrade capability; multicolor line and unprintable
- character display control; improved support for self-extracting archives;
- and indexed documentation.
-
- LUP (pronounced "loop") is a directory and archive viewer and
- file extractor, and a simple file manager. It was designed to
- be useful to anyone who receives, compares, or maintains large
- collections of files. This includes CD-ROM publishers, BBS
- operators, shareware venders, or anyone who receives their
- products or services. LUP's commands are available through
- command keys, context sensitive menus on demand, and help,
- making LUP easy to learn and use.
-
- LUP can display the contents of both DOS directories and
- archive files. With LUP you can view the contents of files,
- whether they are in DOS directories, archive files, or
- subdirectories inside of archive files. LUP also supports
- archive files inside archive files, in other words, nested or
- embedded archive files.
-
- Viewing the contents of archive files with LUP is just like
- viewing regular DOS directories. In fact, the directory of an
- archive file looks just like an extension of the DOS
- subdirectory tree. This virtual extension also applies to
- subdirectories in the archive file if the archive format
- supports this, and to other archive files in the archive file.
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- LUP has a built in viewer for examining text files. This
- includes files inside of archive files. You need not extract
- the files first. LUP extracts them to temporary files
- automatically when needed and deletes them when you exit LUP.
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- LUP can extract files from archives. It does this
- automatically as part of the regular file copy command if the
- files you are trying to copy are inside of one or more
- archives.
-
- Besides copying, LUP has other simple file management functions
- such as file deletion and renaming. These commands work on
- both regular files or directory files.
-
- Also LUP can display more than one directory or archive at the
- same time. Unlike many other programs, which display each
- directory in a separate screen window, LUP displays them in a
- single window. If two files have the same name and appear
- identical then their display occupies a single line, allowing
- more files to be fit on a screen. Files which appear different
- are displayed on more than one line in a way which emphasizes
- their differences such as length and time stamp. This makes it
- easy for you to detect new, changed, or deleted files. This
- feature is especially useful when comparing related groups of
- files, such as a directory and its backup copy, or two versions
- of the same software package or data set. When you move from
- one subdirectory to another LUP attempts to do similar moves
- for each subdirectory being displayed so that related files are
- automatically displayed together.
-
- LUP presently supports [.ARC], [.LZH], [.ZIP], and [.ZOO]
- archives. Support for other archive file types is being added.
-
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- Hardware Requirements : IBM PC compatible, 400K of disk
- space, 640K of RAM.
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- Other Requirements : DOS version 3.0 or later, archive programs
- appropriate to the type of archive you plan to view, if any,
- i.e., PKUNZIP for [.ZIP] files, etc.