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- SUPER*SEARCH
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- Copyright (c) 1989, 1990 by Thomas L. Price
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- CONGRATULATIONS!
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- You have just obtained a copy of SUPER*SEARCH V1.4, a power packed
- (flexible) file location utility.
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- SUPER*SEARCH helps you to keep your file system in good order. If you
- misplace a file, SUPER*SEARCH will relentlessly track it down across
- multiple hard drives and partitions. Advanced features such as search
- by DATE, SIZE, ATTRIBUTE, TEXT WORD, and PATTERN MATCH are standard.
- Built-in (smart) commands COPY, MOVE, or DELETE files that match your
- specification. A VERIFY feature lets you control the action on a
- file-by-file or all-at-once basis. Preset the program to your
- preferences for Colors, Drives to search, screen pause, and much more.
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- SUPER*SEARCH is friendly. A Context Sensitive Help facility will
- step in to help you with any command line problems. The HELP screen
- recaps available Options, Usage, and reports the current configuration.
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- Use SUPER*SEARCH to eliminate duplicate and obsolete files. Move files
- from directory to directory. Isolate files that were changed or created
- of a certain date or size range. Gather files across all drives to a
- directory (or floppy) of your choice. Determine what files were changed
- TODAY, YESTERDAY, or on any date (or date range). Combine the various
- date, size, etc features to conduct complex searches. The choices are
- up to you!
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- SUPER*SEARCH is FAST, EASY to learn, and 100% functional SHAREWARE!
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- FILES ON THIS DISK
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- SUPER*SEARCH V1.4 is released as SSEARCH4.ZIP and includes the
- following files;
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- README ... last minute information and greeting
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- REGISTER.FRM ... form to Register SUPER*SEARCH
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- MANUAL.DOC ... SUPER*SEARCH users manual
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- SS.EXE ... SUPER*SEARCH executable program
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- You are welcome to distribute SSEARCH4.ZIP to computer Bulletin
- Boards, friends, and user groups - provided;
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- * you do not charge for any copy beyond a
- reasonable media fee (if applicable)
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- * you do not modify any of the files
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- * the Zip file name remains SSEARCH4.ZIP
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- SUPER*SEARCH is user supported SHAREWARE. It is NOT FREE and it is
- NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN. You are invited to give the program a 60 day trial.
- After this period, if you use SUPER*SEARCH on a regular basis, you
- are asked to send a $10 registration donation to help the author curb
- costs. Thank you for trying the program. Your support is needed and
- appreciated!
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- QUICK START
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- SUPER*SEARCH is easy to get running. Copy the file SS.EXE to a
- directory in your PATH. Type;
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- SS <enter>.
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- The HELP screen will recap available Options and Usage.
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- To print the user's manual type;
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- COPY MANUAL.DOC PRN <enter>
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- The manual is formatted for a page length of 66 lines. Be sure to set
- your printer to the top of form.
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- EXTRA! EXTRA!
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- A last minute addition to the program did not make it into the
- user manual. The TODAY Option has been modified to accept a numeric
- parameter to be (subtracted) from the current date. This facilitates
- using the TODAY command to tell you about YESTERDAY (-1 day), a week
- ago from TODAY (-7 days) and so on.
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- The numeric modifier is entered in a NON STANDARD fashion when compared
- to all other SUPER*SEARCH Options. The following examples illustrate
- the proper way to use a modified TODAY Option;
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- SS /T regular SUPER*SEARCH TODAY Option
- show all files dated TODAY
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- SS /T1 show all files dated YESTERDAY (-1)
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- SS /T365 show all files dated 1 year ago from
- todays date (-365)
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- REMEMBER, this is NOT the standard way to enter an Option with a
- parameter. See the manual for proper Usage of other Options.
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- EXE COMPRESSION
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- SUPER*SEARCH is aware of being compressed by utilities like LZEXE and
- PKLITE. While in this compressed state, the program will refuse to
- allow a CONFIGURATION operation. This is because the operation will
- fail and expand the file to nearly its original size.
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- However, don't let the above facts stop you from using SUPER*SEARCH in
- a compressed state. Once you decide on a setup you are comfortable
- with, the program will run fine as a 23k compressed file. Indeed, at
- 23k per copy, you can afford to have two or more copies of SUPER*SEARCH
- resident on your system. Each copy can be preset to have its own unique
- configuration prior to compression.
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- ENJOY!
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