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┌─────────────┐
│ Probe v1.03 │
└─────────────┘
By Christopher Saunders
WHAT IS PROBE?
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DOS has many useful commands, but one command Microsoft left out
is one that searches for specified files on your hard disk. What
do you expect from the people that brought you Edlin and Windows?
Fortunately, there is Probe! Probe is a small DOS utility that
will search your hard drive (or floppy disk) for specified files.
It is very small, fast and easy to use. I did not put any complex
command lines or features into Probe because I wanted to make it
as easy to use as possible.
HOW TO USE PROBE
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From the DOS command line, you can tell Probe which files you want
to search for. This is very easy to do if you are familiar with
DOS wildcards. What is a wildcard? Below is an explanation of what
DOS wildcards are:
*.* specifies all files on the hard drive
*.ZIP specifies all files with the .ZIP extension
READ*.* specifies all files that begin with READ
(README.TXT, READY.ZIP, READ.DOC)
For a more detailed explanation of DOS wildcards, consult your
(friendly?!) DOS manual!
Command line examples:
PROBE *.TXT Searches for all files with a .TXT extension
PROBE FILE*.* Searches for all files that begin with FILE
PROBE JUNK.EXE Searches for JUNK.EXE only
PROBE /INFO Display program information
When the screen is full, Probe will pause and ask you if you want
to continue. Press N to abort, or Y (or any other key) to
continue. When Probe has finished searching for files, it will
display the following statistics:
The total number of files it found
The total byte count for found files
The Amount of free space on hard drive
The size (in bytes) of the hard drive
These statistics are ONLY for the drive that you told Probe to
search. Probe will not search across multple drives, so if you
want to search more than one drive, you must run Probe for each
drive. If no drive letter is specified, it will default to the
drive you are currently on.
That is it! Probe is so simple to use that it doesn't need complex
documentation. You can put it in one of your PATH directories so
that you can execute Probe from any directory. It will save you
from having to change to the Probe directory every time you want
to search for a file.
LEGAL NOTICE
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Probe is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, either
expressed or implied. The author only guarantees that Probe will
occupy disk space. In no event shall the author of Probe be liable
for any damages, including loss of profits, lost data or other
incidental or consequential damages arising through the use, or
inability to use this program.
Probe may not be hacked, disassembled, reverse engineered,
"Nortonized", altered, changed or in any way interfered with. You
are free to distribute Probe to your friends or other BBSs,
provided that the complete archive is distributed containing the
original files put there by the author.
SHAREWARE
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Probe is being distributed under the Sharware Concept. You can try
Probe out for 30 days, and if you find it to be of use to you,
please register your copy. The registered version of Probe is
functionally similar to the Shareware version, except that the
registered version will display your name when it is started.
Please see REGISTER.ME for more information. If you are a Telix
user, you can receive a copy of QuickHost; a small, fast, easy to
use host program I wrote for Telix v3.20. It is a freeware program
that offers a lot of features but without the extra fat and
calories other larger host programs have. Even if you do not use
Telix, I would be happy to send you a copy so you can try it out
and see how well it works with Telix, and what a great program
Telix is!
Probe may not be included with any other program or used by
Government agencies, Businesses or other commercial entity without
registration.
Shareware disk vendors (Such as PC-SIG) may NOT include Probe in
their software library without written permission from the author.
No charge may be made to access this program, except any copying
and disk fees. BBS operators may put Probe in their software
libraries, provided that no charge is made to specifically access
Probe. The only charge that should be made is to access your
system.
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
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I welcome any comments, constructive criticisms or suggestions
regarding Probe. You can contact me at the following address:
Christopher Saunders
Probe v1.03
P.O. Box 7102
Station A
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M5W 1X8
Thank you for using Probe!
Christopher Saunders
January 23rd 1993