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- SplitIndex.doc - Documentation for SplitIndex V1.25
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-
- (29-Sep-96)
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-
- Disclaimer:
- -----------
-
- This program is freeware - copy/use it to your heart's content, but
- remember: if you use the SplitIndex and your computer explodes, you get
- invaded by martians, or any other unpleasant occurance befalls you, it's
- not my fault! :)
-
- It seems to run properly, but... (everyone repeat the mantra) "I use PD
- software at my own risk..."
-
-
- What Does It Do?
- ----------------
-
- The program takes an aminet index file and splits it into several
- sub-indexes by aminet directory, i.e. from your INDEX file, you create
- list.biz, list.comm, ... list.util. etc... This is usefull for those of
- us without enough memory to have the whole index in a text reader at once.
-
- This program was based on an AREXX script by Andreas Arleving which did
- exactly the same thing - So why did I make SplitIndex????
-
- Well, Running Andreas's script took 1 hour and 40 minutes on my rather humble
- 68000 based 2000 - SplitIndex (being written in C) did it in about 4
- minutes.
-
-
- Usage:
- ------
-
- SplitIndex is CLI only - if it is run from WB, it will do nothing. Command
- format is:
-
- SplitIndex [SUB] <INDEXFILE> <OUTFILE>
-
- Where <INDEXFILE> is the name of the aminet index to split and <OUTFILE> is
- the prefix for the sub indexes to be created, eg:
-
- SplitIndex INDEX output/List
-
- Typing 'SplitIndex ?' will list the command format and
-
- SplitIndex SUB INDEX output/List
-
- will split the index file by Aminet subdirectories rather than Aminet parent
- directories, to produce smaller output files.
-
-
- History:
- --------
- V1.0 Initial release.
-
- V1.2 Added SUB keyword which splits the index up by aminet
- directory + subdirectory for even smaller output files.
-
- V1.25 Modified the program to handle the full-length aminet indexes which
- are found in aminet/info/index. I had just assumed that INDEX files
- were always 80 characters wide, and this was hard coded into the
- program. Thanks to Matteo Taveggia, for pointing out that this
- wasn't the case 8-)
-
-
- Personal Notes:
- ---------------
-
- * Thanks to Andreas Arleving for releasing his AREXX script to Aminet - my
- program is based largely on his script.
-
- * Comments, criticisms, suggestions and bug reports would be very much
- appreciated.
-
- email: peter.ashford@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
- snail mail: c/- 115 Glenpark Ave, Dunedin, New Zealand.
-