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- FID file list generator.
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- FID matches the files in your current directory (or optionally, any
- directory you specify) with the descriptions found in a typical BBS
- file list. FID then outputs a line of text for each entry in the
- source directory. Each output line contains four(4) space-delimited fields
- and assumes the following format;
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- <filename> <file size> <date> <description>
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- The first three fields were generated from the file data in your directory.
- Field 4, the file description, was taken from field 4 of the input text
- file.
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- ======== Here's how to use FID.... =======
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- C> fid bob.log
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- here fid will generate a file list from files contained
- the current directory, and combine them with descriptions
- which are contained in the file bob.log. BOB.LOG must
- look like a BBS file list.
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- C> fid -d \pcb\up dir15 bob.log
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- here FID will generate a file list from files contained
- in the directory \pcb\up and will use descriptions
- found in the files "dir15" and "bob.log".
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- If you don't specify any file name, fid will act as a filter,
- so that you may combine its use with the output of other programs.
- For example;
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- fid -d \pcb\dl10 < biglist > dl10.new
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- will generate a file list of the directory \pcb\dl10 using the
- descriptions found in biglist, and output the result to the
- file "dl10.new".
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- If input is taken from multiple files, the first description
- encountered for a particular file-name will be used. If the -n
- option is used, later descriptions will replace earlier ones.
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- ======== Options ========
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- Fid supports the following options;
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- -d <pathname> specify source directory
- -c <field #> specify field # for description
- default is field # 4
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- -n descriptions which appear later in lists
- will replace earlier descriptions
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- Any comments, suggestions or criticisms;
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- Bob Halsall
- c/o Eastern 'C' Board
- Suffern, NY
- (914)-368-0658
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