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- File REMOVE
-
- FREMOVE.EXE and FREMOVE.DOC are Copyright (C) 1989-1992 of Daniel L. Talley
- Sr. and Talley & Associates. All Rights Reserved.
-
- To print this form: Have your printer ready, at the DOS prompt type COPY
- FREMOVE.DOC LPT1:
-
-
- Thank you for trying FREMOVE! This program was written in C and is
- of tremendous value when you need to REMOVE files across several
- logical or physical drives. This program (FREMOVE.EXE) is NOT public
- domain. It is being distributed on a Shareware basis. Simply put,
- if you use it then pay for it! Registration information is listed
- later in this document and on the help screen when executed without
- any parameters.
-
- Unlike similar file erasers available, this program does NOT require
- the user to specify a list of drives to search. The program
- determines what drives are available then proceeds to search through
- all subdirectories on all drives to REMOVE the file(s) you specified.
- The program will also run in a "Quiet" mode in which the full path and
- file removed are displayed. The Quiet mode is useful where
- redirection is used.
-
- 1) HOW TO REGISTER FREMOVE.EXE
-
- Unless this is an upgrade, the registration form for FREMOVE.EXE is
- located at the end of this document. Please complete the registration
- form and mail it to the address on the form. Your registration
- assures you of information about upgrades and new products, and
- newsletters about new developments. The registration allows you
- unlimited upgrades via Modem on various BBS's throughout the U.S. (
- especially the Power Station BBS in Benicia, California (707-552-0462)
- - a great BBS and worth the optional registration fee ). If you
- desire mailed upgrades follow the instructions on the registration
- form. If you redistribute, give, or otherwise transfer this program
- to another - You MUST include all of the enclosed files as specified
- in the instructions below.
-
- 2) COMPATIBLE HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
-
- This program is designed to be compatible with any PC or compatible
- hardware provided it is operated under DOS 3.3x or later. The author
- is personally hooked on DRDOS ( by Digital Research ).
- 3) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING FREMOVE.EXE
-
- CAUTION: Always backup before performing any major file
- reorganization or deletion. Backup regularly! Tape drive
- systems are now within economical reach of everyone. If
- you cannot find one, you may order directly from Talley &
- Associates the Colorado Tape drive for as little as $250.00
- plus tax and shipping (U.S. Funds only).
-
- FREMOVE sends ASCII screen codes to the display, therefore you should
- have ANSI.SYS loaded in your config.sys file. Online help is always
- available by typing FREMOVE then taping the return key. To REMOVE a
- file, enter FREMOVE filename.ext at the DOS prompt then tap the
- <Return> or <Enter> key. Wildcard characters are accepted. The
- program will search all available hard drives and list the filename,
- size, date, time and full path of the file which matches your request.
- Below are the files contained in the FREMOVE package:
-
- FREMOVE.EXE, FREMOVE.DOC, FREMOVE.REG
-
- All but the FREMOVE.EXE are standard ASCII text files, and may be
- typed to the screen or redirected to your print device.
-
- a) QUIET MODE (/q) not case sensitive
-
- FREMOVE will operate in, what is called, a Quiet mode which suppresses
- all welcome screens and lists only the full file path and name. This
- is useful when used in DOS redirection mode to create a file contain-
- ing the full path and filenames REMOVEd. To instruct FREMOVE to oper-
- ate in the Quiet mode place a '/Q' or '-q' before the file specified
- in the search. An example would be: C:\>FREMOVE /q *.BAK. If you
- want redirection to take place, put the redirection command (
- >filename ) at the end of the command line. See your DOS manual for
- usage of the redirection operator. NEVER - NEVER - NEVER ask the
- program to REMOVE *.* unless you are absolutely sure that you want to
- remove all files from all drives.
-
- b) ASK MODE (/a) not case sensitive
-
- Another mode of operation is Ask mode. Specifying '/A' or '-a' option
- will instruct the program to ASK you for confirmation before a file
- is removed. When option '/a' is specified the Quiet mode is
- automatically invoked.
-
- Redirection is recommended in either case. It will give you a record
- of the files removed from your drives. It is further recommended that
- you redirect the output to a file on a floppy drive (ie.. FREMOVE
- *.BAK >A:DELETES.TXT).
- c) DRIVE INFORMATION MODE (/i) not case sensitive
-
- The Information Mode is specified by option '/I' or '-i' before the
- filename or alone: FREMOVE /i or FREMOVE /i *.ANY. The second method
- illustrated will NOT perform a removal (the filespec is ignored). The
- drive information mode will NOT perform a removal. It will simply
- search for all available drives and display the amount of available
- space (in bytes) on your drives along with the total drive(s)
- capacity. The Quiet Mode is disabled when in the Information Mode.
-
- d) EXCLUDE DRIVE MODE ( /xCE ) not case sensitive
-
- If you want to eliminate specific drives from the search you must
- specify the '/X' or '-x' option. To use this option you must follow
- it immediately with the drive designators (ie.. c d e f ...) without
- the colon. For example, to exclude drives D and F from the searched
- drives insert the option as '/xDF' or '/Xdf' (upper and lower case
- letters are acceptable). You may NOT specify any other option
- adjoining the Exclude option. '/xcq' would NOT give you the Quiet
- mode while excluding drive C, to do that you would specify '/xc /q'
- on the command line.
- This option was a result of user requests in instances where a
- removable hard disk is in the drive chain (C...Z).
-
- 4) OUR UPGRADE POLICY
-
- Your registration allows you to use future releases of FREMOVE on a
- lifetime bases. Updates will be posted to BBS's across the U.S. and
- made available for download. You may write or call Talley &
- Associates and one will be shipped to you by mail for a nominal
- shipping charge. Consult the registration form for lifetime updates
- by mail. This program may be redistributed (Given to you friends)
- provided it is in its complete form (ALL FOUR DISTRIBUTED FILES AS
- LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS SECTION)! This program and it's associated
- files may not be sold by any person/firm without the express written
- permission of Talley & Associates and Daniel L. Talley, Sr. (the
- author).
-
- 5) DISCLAIMER
-
- Although every effort has been taken to insure the proper operation
- of this program, we accept no responsibility for it's use/misuse or
- it's affect on your hardware and/or data. As with all programs used
- for the first time test it only after making proper backups! This
- program deletes files and it will cause lost data if not used
- properly!
-
- If you would like to leave comments or suggestions on the program, you
- may do so by calling the number on the registration form, leaving a
- message to Dan Talley on the above BBS or leave a message on CompuServ
- to user 70731,1575. Every effort will be made to address your
- suggestions.
- REGISTRATION FORM
-
-
-
- Yes, I use your program FREMOVE.EXE on a regular basis and wish to register
- my copy of the program. Enclosed please find my registration fee for
- FREMOVE.EXE.
-
-
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- ADDRESS:___________________________ ___ Lifetime Mail
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- Total:________
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- Please send this form and remittance to:
-
- Talley & Associates
- 137 Fallen Leaf Drive Enter Version#__________
- Vacaville, CA 95687
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