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- Program : DAAG (Disk-at-a-Glance) Version 2.32.
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- Release Date : Aug 1990.
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- Purpose : To provide an easy to use "map" of your hard disk.
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- Overall Features : - Tree-structured Directory Map
- ---------------- - Useful statistics relating to File and Directory Size
- - Shows Hidden Directories
- - Finds Duplicate programs and files
- (NEW) - Piechart (requires EGA or VGA Graphics!)
- (NEW) - Contains a file BROWSE program (SHOW.EXE)
- (NEW) - Installation Program to Customize Colors
- (NEW) - Includes On-Line Help
- (NEW) - Duplicate List can be saved to Disk (file name is DAAG.DUP)
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- Quick Start : type "DAAG" at the DOS prompt; then READ THE SCREEN!
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- New in Vrsn 2.31 :
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- - Another Bug fix: Some directories were erroneously
- showing ZERO bytes!
- - DAGINST has a "Reset Default Color" option (F3).
- - DAGINST checks for presence of DAAG.EXE before accepting
- new colors.
- - Ocassional breaks in TREE connecting lines has been fixed.
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- Warranty:
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- There is no warranty, period.
- Steve Leonard specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied.
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- Use this product at your own risk.
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- In no event shall Steve Leonard be liable for any loss of profit, or any other
- damages or loss incurred because of this product.
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- Distribution of this program:
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- This program may be used by anyone FREE of charge. Additionally, it may
- be distributed by Shareware companies for a reasonable fee.
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- The only requirement is that this DOC file is included, and not altered.
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- Anyone who finds this program of value is encouraged to make a VOLUNTARY
- DONATION to the author; those sending $10 or more will receive a free update
- IF ONE IS WRITTEN, but there is no guarantee that an update will ever be
- written.
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- Full Description
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- If you're like me, you are forever running out of disk space and');
- looking for something "BIG" to delete to free up some space.');
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- This program was written to enable you to quickly see how your');
- disk is allocated, and where those "DISK HOGS" are.');
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- Use the UP and DOWN ARROW KEYS, as well as PGUP, PGDN,HOME, and END');
- to scroll through the directory map (if your disk has more');
- directories that can fit in the main widow).');
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- File Summary by Extension
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- Hitting ENTER from the main screen will give you a summary of');
- the highlighted directory - displaying a scrolling window of');
- files and sizes, grouped by EXTENSION.');
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- A note on adding up the file sizes
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- Notice that the sum of all directories is not exactly equal');
- to the total disk size minus the space available. This is because');
- DOS allocates file space in CLUSTERS, so that a 20 byte batch file');
- will actually use 4096 bytes (depending on cluster size).');
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- File List by Extension
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- Hitting enter again opens up a third scrolling window of FILE NAMES
- containing the hilighted extension. This window is also sortable by
- FILENAME or by SIZE.
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- Individual files in this third scrolling window may be deleted
- by hitting the DEL key.
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- File Browse
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- Hitting ENTER when in the third scrolling window will allow you
- to BROWSE the highlighted filename, provided that you have a
- browse program named "SHOW.COM" or SHOW.EXE available along your search PATH.
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- Any browse program that is a COM file, and expects the filename
- on the command line should work. Just make a copy of it in a
- directory that is in your PATH, and rename the copy as "SHOW.COM".
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- One of the best browse programs available is a shareware program
- named LIST.COM, by Vernon Buerg, 456 Lakeshire, Daly City, CA 94015.
- Most BBS's carry this excellent program.
- LIST can be called from DAAG nicely; just remember to rename it
- "SHOW.COM", and have it in your PATH.
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- SHOW.EXE
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- For people that do not have LIST.COM, enclosed with DAAG is a workable
- but limited browse program called "SHOW.EXE". It is not as good as
- LIST.COM, but is included for anyone who does not have a stand alone
- browse program.
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- F2 - The SAVE option
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- Hitting F2 from the first scrolling window will SAVE the current tree
- map to a disk file named "DDyymmdd.DAG", where yymmdd represent the
- current date. This file is always saved into the ROOT directory.
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- DUPLICATE FILES
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- From the first scrolling window (of directories), you may hit the F3 key,
- to get another scrolling window of duplicate files.
- However, files CANNOT be DELETED from this window.
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- PIECHART
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- Hit F4 to get a piechart of the top 16 directories by number of bytes
- of disk used. If you have more than 16 directories, then the smallest
- ones are grouped collectively under "Other".
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- This option requires an EGA or VGA monitor.
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- REPORTING on a DIFFERENT DRIVE
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- The program accepts a different drive as a command line parameter. By typing
- "DAAG A:" for example, it will operate on the "A" drive. If the requested
- drive is not ready, it will then operate on the current drive.
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- I have had a bug report on this feature not working; all I can say is that
- my own system has a "C" and a "D" drive, and it works. Unfortunately, if I
- don't have the same driver and drive configuration as the problem, I cannot
- test (or fix!) this problem.
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- Customizing DAAG
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- Included with DAAG is a program called "DAGINST.EXE". Use it to change
- DAAG's default colors, and to eliminate the need to
- "press enter to continue..." after the opening DAAG screen.
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- Just type DAGINST and use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad to select
- the color combination for the specified functions.
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- Note that for some color selections, you are restricted to a certain row or
- column of colors - because, for example, you are selecting an "enhanced"
- color for the HELP screen, and the HELP Screen background color has
- already been chosen! So if the Left or Right arrows seem to "not work", then
- first try the Up and Down arrows (or vice versa), before assuming the
- program is hung!
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- You may quit DAGINST at any point by hitting the ESC key. None of the
- selections will be "installed" into DAAG if you use the ESC key.
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- After the last prompt is answered ("...Do you want to have to Hit
- Enter to continue..."), the choices selected are incorporated into
- DAAG - they are written directly into the DAAG.EXE file.
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- MEMORY REQUIREMENTS
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- DAAG requires about 390k of memory. If you plan to use the BROWSE function,
- then you will need additional memory. The included browse program,
- SHOW.EXE, requires approximately 131k of memory, making
- TOTAL MEMORY REQUIREMENTS about 521k. Luckily it is not a TSR!
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- DAAG has several tables in memory, that hold directory and file information.
- The maximum number of directories DAAG can hold (1st window) ..... 200;
- maximum different extensions in a directory (2nd window)...... 250;
- maximum files with the same extension (3rd window)............ 400;
- maximum number of files on disk (for duplicate checking)..... 4000;
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- Note: IF these maximums are exceeded, DAAG should still work, but it will
- give a warning message that not all files are available for display.
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- Steve Leonard
- 260 Dunbar Rd.
- Hilton, NY 14468
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