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FindDesc v1.1
by
Marcus Ohlström
and Peter Bornhall
(Users Standards Group)
>>> Endorsed by USG <<<
An extractor for USG file descriptions
in any non-archive file.
DISTRIBUTION
-============-
The FindDesc program and source are Public Domain, and the source may
be recompiled, changed, enhanced, copied and so on. Do with it what you
like. The source is ANSI-C, and should compile without problem on any
ANSI-compliant C-compiler.
DISCLAIMER
-==========-
This program is provided "as is", without ANY kind of warranty.
The author is in no way responsible for the use or misuse of this
program, and will not be held liable for any damages arising from the
use of it.
PREFACE
-=======-
This program is the brainchild of Peter Bornhall and Marcus Ohlström,
based on the USG-FDS.206 file description standard, which allows a
description to be added to any type of file, regardless of binary, text,
archive or whatever. This program does NOT handle archives (there are
already programs for this available), but is supposed to extract
descriptions from every other type of file. For information on how the
descriptions are stored inside the file, you should take a look at the
FDS-310 specifications, available at most well-stocked bulletin boards.
USAGE
-=====-
This is a very simple program, and this will be brief;
Usage: FindDesc infile [outfile]
...is the template for FindDesc. 'infile' is the source file
containing the file description, 'outfile' is the optional destination,
which will contain the extracted description. If 'outfile' is omitted,
STDOUT will be used, which allows the use of FindDesc with pipes.
FindDesc FileWithDescription
...will scan the file 'FileWithDescription' for the description, and
print it to STDOUT if it finds it. This is useful for easy viewing of
descriptions.
FindDesc FileWithDescription FILEDESC.TXT
...will scan the file 'FileWithDescription' for the description, and
save the resulting (if any) description to a file named 'FILEDESC.TXT'.
If FindDesc is unable to open the destination file, it will revert back
to STDOUT.
HISTORY
-=======-
Here is a brief history for FindDesc
v1.0 18.11.94 - First public release version.
Accompanying the USG-FDS.206 release.
v1.1 27.9.95 - Second public release version.
Now even more ANSI-compliant!
Accompanying the FDS-310 release.
BUGS
-====-
No known bugs, but it's the first version...
BUG REPORTS
-===========-
Should you find any bugs in the program or in the source, please
contact the author (address below) and explain how they occur, on what
file (supply it if necessary) and so on.
SOURCE
-======-
As stated above, the source for FindDesc is put in the Public Domain,
and may be used by anyone who wishes to use it. FindDesc is written
entirely in ANSI-C and should therefore compile without any problems on
all ANSI-C compatible compilers.
THE AUTHOR(S)
-=============-
The author of this magnificient program/source is Marcus Ohlström, who
wrote it according to the specifications by Peter Bornhall. FindDesc is
a Users Standards Group endorsed software.
Author: Marcus Ohlström 2:201/417.31@fidonet
Stopvägen 104 42:105/106.31@infonet
S-16143 BROMMA marcus@karkis.canit.se
SWEDEN
Specs Peter Bornhall 2:201/417.41@fidonet
& doc: Bäck 5, Främmestad 42:105/106.41@infonet
S-46598 NOSSEBRO bornhall@karkis.canit.se
SWEDEN
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