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- Win32 Console ToolBox, Version 1.0 Last Updated: May 15, 1997
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- This readme contains the following information:
-
- 1. About the Win32 Console ToolBox
- 2. Overview of command line syntax
- 3. Help for DeTab
- 4. Help for ErrMsg
- 5. Help for FileCase
- 6. Help for FileType
- 7. Help for Global
- 8. Help for NewLine
- 9. Help for ShutDown
- 10. Help for Touch
- 11. Help for WebCat
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- 1. About the Win32 Console ToolBox
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-
- The Win32 Console ToolBox consists of nine freeware tools developed for the
- Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems. All tools were developed by
- Steve P. Miller. The latest binaries for these tools, as well as many other
- applications, can be found on my web page at http://pobox.com/~stevemil.
- Please mail any bugs or suggestions to stevemil@pobox.com.
-
-
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- 2. Overview of command line syntax
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-
- I have made every effort to standardize the command line syntax for all the
- tools in the toolbox. The following rules apply to all tools.
-
- - Running any tool with a /? option will display the full command line usage.
- For example, "detab /?" will display the complete help screen for DeTab.
-
- - All command line options can be specified with either a leading / or -.
- For example, "detab /?" is equivalent to "detab -?"
-
- - Options that do not take extra arguments can be grouped together.
- For example, "detab /s /h /r *" is equivalent to "detab /shr *"
-
- - Options that do take extra arguments can be placed at the end of a grouping.
- For example, "detab /s /h /r /t3 *" is equivalent to "detab /shrt3 *"
-
- - Spaces are optional between options and their arguments.
- For example, "detab /t3 *" is equivalent to "detab /t 3 *"
-
- Many of the tools take one or more filespecs. A filespec can be any
- combination of a file, path, directory, or wildcard search string. Here are
- some example filespecs:
-
- . matches all files in the current directory.
- * matches all files in the current directory.
- *.exe matches all files with ".exe" extension in the current dir.
- a*.xl? matches all files in the current directory that start with
- an "a" and end with ".xl" followed by any single character.
- readme matches a single file named "readme" in the current dir.
- c:\bin\* matches all files in the c:\bin directory.
- c:\bin\ matches all files in the c:\bin directory.
- c:\bin matches all files in the c:\bin directory.
- c:\bin\. matches all files in the c:\bin directory.
- c:\bin\readme matches a single file named "readme" in the c:\bin dir.
- d:* matches all files in the d: drive's current directory.
- \\server\share\* matches all files on the specified network share.
-
- All tools that take filespecs also support recursive directory processing.
- Just add a /s to the command line of any tool, and that tool will expand its
- file matching search to include all subdirectories under the initial directory
- for that filespec. For all the examples above, the /s option would repeat the
- search described for every subdirectory under the starting directory.
-
- All the tools are smart enough to break apart the path portion of the filespec
- from the file or wildcard portion. A filespec like "/s c:\bin\readme" will find
- all files named "readme" in the c:\bin directory and in subdirectories under
- the c:\bin directory.
-
-
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- 3. DeTab
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-
- Description: DeTab replaces all tab characters in one or more files with
- spaces.
-
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-
- DeTab for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: detab [/s] [/h] [/r] [/p] [/q] [/a] [/b] [/t size] filespec ...
-
- /s Process subdirectories.
- /h Process hidden/system files/directories.
- /r Convert read-only files.
- /p Prompt for each file to be converted (Yes/No/All/Quit).
- /q Quiet mode; Only display errors.
- /a Treat all files as text files.
- /b Create backup files.
- /t Tab size (default is 8).
-
- By default, any non-text or binary files will be skipped. Use the /a option
- to override this behavior and force all files to be converted.
-
-
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- 4. ErrMsg
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-
- Description: ErrMsg will display the system error message for one or more
- Win32 error values.
-
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-
- ErrMsg for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: errmsg value ...
-
- ErrMsg will display the Windows error message for one or more error values.
- These error values are usually obtained from the GetLastError() function.
- The error values can be either in decimal, hexadecimal, or octal format.
- All hexadecimal error values must be preceded with "0x".
- All octal error values must begin with a leading zero "0".
-
- Examples: errmsg 2
- errmsg 0x8001010D
- errmsg 044
-
-
-
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- 5. FileCase
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-
- Description: FileCase will rename one or more file names and/or directory
- names to uppercase or lowercase.
-
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- FileCase for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: filecase [/s] [/h] [/p] [/q] [/d] [/l | /u] filespec ...
-
- /s Process subdirectories.
- /h Process hidden/system files/directories.
- /p Prompt for each file/directory to be renamed (Yes/No/All/Quit).
- /q Quiet mode; Only display errors.
- /d Rename directory names as well as file names.
- /l Convert names to lowercase (default).
- /u Convert names to uppercase.
-
-
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- 6. FileType
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-
- Description: FileType displays the file type of one or more files. For
- executable files, it will give details such as 16/32 bit,
- console/GUI, CPU type, etc. For all other files it will list
- the registered system description for that type of file.
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- FileType for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: filetype [/s] [/h] [/e] filespec ...
-
- /s Process subdirectories.
- /h Process hidden/system files/directories.
- /e Only display executable files.
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- FileType displays detailed type information about one or more files. While
- listing files, it automatically identifies which files are executables and
- which files are not. FileType does not just look at the file extension; it
- actually examines the contents of the file to determine if the file is an
- executable and if so, what type of executable it is. Therefore, FileType will
- detect all executable files, regardless of their extension.
-
- The following is a list of executable formats recognized by FileType.
-
- Architecture: 16-bit, 32-bit
- Platform: DOS, Windows, Window CE, OS/2, POSIX
- Subsystem: native, console, graphical (GUI)
- CPU: x86, MIPS R3000, MIPS R4000, MIPS R10000, MIPS (big-endian),
- DEC Alpha, IBM PowerPC, Hitachi SH3
-
- For files that are not executable, FileType will scan the registry for the
- description that is registered with the system for that type of file. For
- example, "Microsoft Word Document" might be displayed for a file ending with
- ".doc". These descriptions may vary from computer to computer, depending on
- what software is installed.
-
-
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- 7. Global
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-
- Description: Global makes any application or utility recursive. It will
- recursively execute any command in the current directory and in
- all subdirectories under the current directory.
-
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- Global for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: global [/h] [/p] [/q] [/i] command [args ...]
-
- /h Process hidden/system directories.
- /p Prompt for each directory to be processed (Yes/No/All/Quit).
- /q Quiet mode. Does not display each directory name before processed.
- /i Ignore exit codes. Default is to exit if command returns non-zero.
-
- Global will execute any shell command, shell alias, or application, in the
- current directory and in all subdirectories under the current directory.
-
- Examples: global copy *.gif c:\gifs\
- global if exist README start notepad README
- global /hi grep "TO-DO" *.c* *.h* | more
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- By default, Global quits whenever a command it runs returns a non-zero return
- value. A non-zero return value from an application usually signifies an error.
- Use the /i option to force Global to ignore return values. At any time while
- Global is running, you can press CTRL+C or CTRL+Break to stop further directory
- processing.
-
- Note about piping and redirecting: The Global utility and the command it runs
- are usually treated as a single unit by the shell. This single unit is then
- attached to any pipe or redirection that you may be using. You may use quotes
- to group the command with the pipe or redirection to override the default
- behavior. Here are some examples:
-
- global /hi grep BUG *.c* *.h* > bugs.txt
-
- This example will create a single file named "bugs.txt" in the directory that
- Global was executed. To the shell, the command looks like the following:
-
- (global /hi grep BUG *.c* *.h*) > bugs.txt
-
- If you would like the redirection to occur on a per directory basis, you can
- group the command and the redirection in quotes. The following example will
- create a "bugs.txt" file in every directory that Global processes:
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- global /hi "grep BUG *.c* *.h* > bugs.txt"
-
- To the shell, this quoted command essentially looks like the following:
-
- global /hi (grep BUG *.c* *.h* > bugs.txt)
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- 8. NewLine
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-
- Description: NewLine converts one or more text files to use a single LF or a
- CR/LF sequence to end each line in each file.
-
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- NewLine for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: newline [/s] [/h] [/r] [/p] [/q] [/a] [/b] [/1 | /2] filespec ...
-
- /s Process subdirectories.
- /h Process hidden/system files/directories.
- /r Convert read-only files.
- /p Prompt for each file to be converted (Yes/No/All/Quit).
- /q Quiet mode; Only display errors.
- /a Treat all files as text files.
- /b Create backup files.
- /1 Ensures that all lines end with a single LF.
- /2 Ensures that all lines end with a CR/LF (default).
-
- By default, any non-text or binary files will be skipped. Use the /a option to
- override this behavior and force all files to be converted. NewLine will not
- modify any line in a file that already uses the requested newline sequence.
-
-
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- 9. ShutDown
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-
- Description: ShutDown allows you to automatically log off, shut down, reboot,
- or power off your system.
-
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- ShutDown for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: shutdown /l | /s | /r | /p [/f] [/q]
-
- /l Log off only.
- /s Log off and shut down the system.
- /r Log off, shut down, and reboot the system.
- /p Log off, shut down, and power off the system (if supported).
- /f Force all applications to close, even at risk of loosing data (NT only).
- /q Quiet mode. Do not prompt for confirmation.
-
- ShutDown will attempt to safely close all running applications and flush all
- file buffers. Any applications that do not respond or refuse to close will
- prevent logging off from completing. The /f option will cause these blocked
- applications to be forcefully terminated without prompting, possibly causing
- any unsaved data in those applications to be lost. Currently, the /f option
- is not supported by Windows 95.
-
-
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- 10. Touch
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-
- Description: Touch displays or sets the created, access, and modified times of
- one or more files.
-
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-
- Touch for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: touch [/s] [/h] [/p] [/q] [/v] [/c] [/m] [/a] [/r file]
- [/d mm-dd[-[cc]yy]] [/t hh[:mm[:ss[.ms]]]] filespec ...
-
- /s Process subdirectories.
- /h Process hidden/system files/directories.
- /p Prompt for each file (Yes/No/All/Quit). Ignored in view mode.
- /q Quiet mode; Only display errors; Ignored in view mode.
- /v View mode; Display times rather than set times.
- /c View/set created time.
- /m View/set modified time; Default if /a and /c are not specified.
- /a View/set accessed time.
- /r Reference file; Use this file's date and time to set other files.
- /d Date: month, day, century, year.
- /t Time: hour (0-24), minutes, seconds, milliseconds.
-
- In view mode (/v), the /p, /q, /r, /d, and /t options are ignored.
- In set mode, the default is to use the current date and time.
- Use the /r, /d, and/or /t options to override the default set time.
- The century (cc) is assumed to be 19 for years 69-99, and 20 for years 00-68.
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-
- You may notice that you are unable to set the date and/or time of a file to
- some exact setting. It is possible that the operating system may need to round
- a value you have specified up or down to overcome limitations in the file
- system. The following are some facts about FAT and NTFS:
-
- FAT
- Created time is accurate to the nearest 10 milliseconds (rounded down).
- Modified time is accurate to the nearest 2 seconds (up on NT, down on 95).
- Accessed time is accurate to the nearest day (rounded down).
- Dates can range between 1/1/1980 and 12/31/2107
- Dates and times are physically stored as locally adjusted times.
-
- NTFS
- Created time is accurate to the nearest 100 nanoseconds.
- Modified time is accurate to the nearest 100 nanoseconds.
- Accessed time is accurate to the nearest 100 nanoseconds.
- Dates can range between 1/1/1601 and 9/13/30828
- Dates and times are physically stored as UTC/GMT times.
-
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- 11. WebCat
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-
- Description: WebCat quickly generates an HTML page to catalog all your images,
- animated icons, and other web related files. Now you can easily
- use your web browser to catalog all your content on one page.
-
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-
- WebCat for Win32, Version 1.0
- Freeware by Steve P. Miller (stevemil@pobox.com). Copyright 1997.
- Visit http://pobox.com/~stevemil for the latest version and other utilities.
-
- Usage: webcat [/s] [/h] [/i] [/f outfile] filespec ... [> outfile]
-
- /s Process subdirectories.
- /h Process hidden/system files/directories.
- /i Only catalog image files. Usually used with a filespec of "*".
- /f File to save output to. Default is to write output to console.
-
- WebCat will output HTML source containing links to all the files matching
- the listed filespecs. Files known to be images will be displayed as such.
- Image files include gif, jpg, jpeg, bmp, dib, pcx, png, tga, xbm.
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