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- This is a quick and dirty OS/2 version (with a few enhancements) of an
- old DOS program I used to use to find new files on my hard disk.
-
- The usage is: NEW [numdays] { [/x] [-x] }
- │ │
- │ │ / Search for files newer than numdays
- │ │ - Search for files older than numdays
- │ └─ A use Last Access Date
- │ C use Creation Date
- │ W use Last Write Date
- │
- └─ Number of days ago to start search at
-
-
- The program will find all files newer (or older if -A, -C, or -W is selected)
- than numdays old on all disk drives beyond 'B:'. If the numdays parameter is
- left out, 0 is assumed (files written today). If the type of date to search
- for is left out, /W is assumed (If the type of File Date field is entered,
- numdays MUST be entered also).
-
- Note: FAT drives cannot be searched based on Creation or Last Access date
- as this information does not exist. If you have any FAT drive(s) and
- specify a search based on Creation or Last Access date, the drive(s)
- will be skipped.
-
- Examples:
-
- Find all files with a write date newer than 21 days ago:
- NEW 21
-
- Find all files that have not been accessed in the previos year:
- NEW 365 -A
-
- Find all files with a creation date of today:
- NEW 0 -C
-
- Find all files with a last write date of today:
- NEW
-
- Find all files written in the last 30 days and sort the output
- by date storing it in a file called foo.bar:
- NEW 30 | SORT >foo.bar
- (Requires SORT.EXE - included with OS/2 or similar program)
-
- Note: The program is not case sensitive - you may type A,C,W or a,c,w
-
-
-
-
- Feel free to use and distribute this program.
-
- There is no warranty of any kind, and the program author is not
- liable for damages of any kind. By using this free software,
- you agree to this. If you use the program, please send a letter
- to my wife (Sharon) at the address below and tell her that my
- software efforts are not totally wasted!
-
- Version History
-
- 1.3 April 12, 1991
- Changed output format to put date in column 1, and formatted as
- year-month-day so sort will work across year boundries.
- NOTE: CRC of NEW.EXE in ZIPFILE is ECE136AC
- with a date/time of 04/12/1991 09:00:10
-
- 1.2 April 11, 1991
- Added support for access date and create date.
- Added support for searching for files older than given date.
- FAT drives are skipped if search is for last access or creation date
-
- 1.1 April 8, 1991
- Added support for Long File Names
- Output my be piped (to SORT.EXE, etc...) or redirected easier
- Opening info is sent to stderr, so only file data goes to stdout
-
- 1.0 April 5, 1991
- Finds new files on hard disk.
-
-
- Future enhancements:
- Ability to specifiy Disk(s) to search
- Ability to presort the output based on date / filename
-
- Your comments and feedback are welcome
-
- If you have any specific requests, please let me know and I will try to add
- them in.
-
-
- Rick Suntag
- 21 Meadowpark Avenue West
- Stamford, CT 06905-2225
-
- I may be reached at AT&T Easylink mailbox 62206830
- or at Magnum OS/2 BBS (805)582-9306 (user /160)
-