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- Allfiles.hlp Help files for Allfiles.exe
- Version 1.00 Copyright (c) 1989 by David Beckwitt. All rights reserved.
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- Allfiles Page 1 of 1
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- Allfiles is a Shareware program. Please feel free to use, copy, and
- distribute it freely for non-commercial use. If you find it useful please
- send payment of $20.00 to:
- David Beckwitt
- 4100 Coventry Drive.
- Anchorage, AK 99507
- Phone 907-344-7018
-
- Receipt of payment entitles you to future upgrades for a charge of
- $5.00 each to cover the costs of diskettes and postage.
-
- Please note that Shareware is NOT Freeware; it's only fair to pay if you
- continue to use the product.
- end
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- General Key Help Page 1 of 1
- The only keys functional in Allfiles are certain Function keys (F1-9),
- the cursor keys, and a few 'normal' keys. The cursor keys are used to
- scroll the screen similar to most other programs. For help on the Function
- keys press the specific key desired.
-
- Other keys used and their functions are:
-
- A, B, C... These keys select the corresponding disk drive. Allfiles
- knows which drives are present and displays them for you.
- Selecting one from the list shown changes the selected drive.
- Any other key except those below is ignored.
-
- Esc In general, back out of a choice without changing anything.
- In the Batch Erase mode (see F7 Help), stop erasing files.
- In the Help screen, return to the work screen.
-
- Q In the working screen, Quit Allfiles and return to DOS.
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- Help (F1) Page 1 of 1
-
- Allfiles is a Shareware program developed to assist you in managing your
- fixed disk. It allows you to do four things:
- 1. Show the names of all files on your disk in a scrollable window.
- 2. Limit the file names displayed based on the file name, file date,
- and file attributes (read-only, archived, etc.) The selection
- criteria may be combined logically with 'and', 'or', and 'not'.
- 3. Browse (view) the contents of any file.
- 4. Erase selected files, either singly or in groups.
-
- Although most useful on hard disks, Allfiles may be used on floppy disks.
-
- To use Allfiles:
- 1. (Optional) Select the desired disk drive by pressing a letter key.
- 2. (Optional) Enter the desired starting directory using the F2 key.
- 3. Enter a Selector using F3. (See F3 Help for details).
- 4. Press the 'Read Disk' (F4) key to display the files selected.
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- Starting Directory (F2) Page 1 of 1
- Allfiles always lists files in the Starting Directory. If 'Subdirs?'
- (see F6 Help) is 'Yes' it also lists files in its subdirectories. To list
- all files on a disk, set the Starting Directory to the root (\) directory
- and set Subdirs to 'Yes'. This is Allfiles' automatic startup condition.
-
- If you enter an invalid Starting Directory Allfiles issues an error message
- and directs you to enter a valid one.
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- Allfiles remembers the last Starting Directory you entered for each disk
- drive.
-
- If you backspace-delete the entire Starting Directory name, Allfiles sets
- it to the current directory of the current drive and shows it on screen.
-
- The insert, delete, home, end, and cursor keys may be used to edit the
- Starting Directory. Pressing 'Esc' leaves it as it was; pressing 'Enter'
- indicates you want Allfiles to use the new entry.
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- Selectors (F3) Page 1 of 3
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- Allfiles limits the filenames displayed to those matching a set of
- conditions specified in the Selector, which is a logical expression.
- The general form of the Selector is
- /condition target [/connector [/condition] target]...
-
- Condition selects file if:
- /MATches filename matches DOS-style pattern
- /CONtains filename contains specified string
- /ATTrib file has specified attributes
- /ONdate file date matches that specified
- /BEFore file date is earlier than that specified
- /AFTer file date is later than that specified
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- Conditions may be entered completely or abbreviated as shown in upper case.
- (Actual entries may be either upper or lower case.)
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- Selectors (F3) Page 2 of 3
- Connectors
- /AND preceding and following conditions must be true.
- /OR preceding or following condition or both must be true.
- /NOT the following condition must be false.
- () expressions may be parenthesised for algebraic-style grouping
- The insert, delete, home, end, and cursor keys may be used to edit the
- Selector. Pressing 'Esc' leaves it as it was; pressing 'Enter'indicates
- you want Allfiles to use the new entry.
-
- Dates are entered month/day/year or month-day-year: 1/22/89, 01-22-1989 etc.
-
- Attributes
- A Changed since last archive a Last archive current
- S System files s non-system files
- H Hidden files h non-hidden files
- R Read-only files r read-write files
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- Selectors (F3) Page 3 of 3
- Examples - single condition
- /mat *.* selects all files. Could be /MAT *.* or /matches *.*
- /con bat selects files with 'bat' in their name, including
- AUTOEXEC.BAT, BATTERY.DTA, and ABATCH.FIL
- /att R selects Read-only files.
- /att ASH selects Read-only Hidden System files. Also /att SHA
-
- Examples - multiple conditions
- /mat *.exe /or *.com /or *.bat selects all executable files
- /not /mat *.exe /or *.com /or *.bat all EXCEPT executable files
- /mat /not " " " " " ". Syntax allows either.
- (/mat *.exe /and /att A) /or (/mat *.com /and /att R)
- non-archived .exe files or
- read-only .com files
- /aft 12-31-85 /and /bef 1-1-87 all from 1986
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- Read Disk (F4) Page 1 of 1
-
- After a valid Starting Directory and Selector have been entered, press
- F4 to read the disk. Allfiles then does three things:
- 1. Reads all disk file names in the specified directories into memory.
- 2. Scans the list of file names and determines which meet the Selector.
- 3. Displays the number and names of selected files in a scrollable window.
- Depending on the number of files and type of disk, these steps can take
- a few seconds to complete. Step 1 takes much longer than steps 2 and 3.
-
- If the Drive, Starting Directory, or Subdirs? state are changed, F4 will
- cause all steps above to be taken. If only the Selector is changed step 1
- will not be taken, resulting in much quicker response.
-
- If a floppy disk drive is chosen but the drive is not ready, DOS will issue
- an 'Abort, Retry, Ignore (or Fail)' message. Make the drive ready and
- press 'R' for Retry. If it can't be made ready press 'I' or 'F', depending
- on which version of DOS you are using; then select a valid drive.
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- Subdirs? (F6) Page 1 of 1
-
- This stands for 'Search Subdirectores, too?'
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- If 'Yes' is highlighted, all subdirectories of the Starting Directory will
- be included in the file search.
-
- If 'No' is highlighted, only the Starting Directory will be searched.
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- Erase (F7 and Shift-F7) Page 1 of 2
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- F7 erases the file whose name is highlighted on the screen.
- Shift-F7 erases all selected files.
-
- IMPORTANT: This selection has the potential to erase every file on your
- disk in short order if Confirm is Off. It can be interrupted
- by pressing 'Esc', but some files will certainly be lost.
- Be sure you understand its operation, and USE CAUTION!
-
- The action of both these are affected by the Confirm (F8) key.
- Confirm On (safe Erase)
- When F7 is pressed you will be asked whether to erase the file or not.
- Enter 'Y' to erase it or 'N' to leave it alone.
-
- When Shift-F7 is pressed, Allfiles will go to the top of the list of
- selected files and ask you whether to erase each one. Enter 'Y' or
- 'N' as desired. Pressing 'Esc' will stop the erasing process.
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- Erase (F7 and Shift-F7) Page 2 of 2
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- Confirm Off (instant erase)
- Pressing F7 will immediately erase the highlighted file unless it is
- a 'Special File (see below).
-
- Pressing Shift-F7 will clear the screen and display a message showing
- how many files are about to be erased. Pressing 'Y' will start the
- erasing process.
- IMPORTANT: This selection has the potential to erase every file on your
- disk in short order if Confirm is Off. It can be interrupted
- by pressing 'Esc', but some files will certainly be lost.
- Be sure you understand its operation, and USE CAUTION!
- Special Files
- Allfiles considers any file with the R (read-only), H (hidden) or S
- (system) attribute a Special File. For safety, a special prompt is
- always given before erasing a Special File regardless of the Confirm
- status.
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- Confirm (F8) Page 1 of 1
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- The Confirm status works with the Erase keys.
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- If Confirm is On when you press F7 or Shift-F7 you will be asked whether
- to erase each file. This is the safest way to erase files.
-
- If Confirm is Off, pressing the Erase (F7) key will result in the
- highlighted file being immediately erased unless it is a 'Special File'.
- Pressing the Multi-erase (Shift-F7) key will cause a message to be displayed
- showing how many files are about to be erased and asking whether to proceed.
- IMPORTANT: This selection has the potential to erase every file on your
- disk in short order if Confirm is Off. It can be interrupted
- by pressing 'Esc', but some files will certainly be lost.
- Be sure you understand its operation, and USE CAUTION!
-
- For complete information on Erasing and Special Files, refer to the
- Erase (F7) Help.
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- Browse (F9) Page 1 of 1
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- Pressing the Browse key allows you to view the contents of the highlighted
- file. If the file is a text file you will be able to read it normally.
- Other files may contain portions of words or merely binary characters.
-
- You can move through the file using the cursor keys (Home, End, PgUp, PgDn,
- and Up and Down arrows). You can not change the contents of the file.
-
- Press the 'Esc' key to stop Browsing and return to the work screen where
- you left off.
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