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U1-08: File Managers
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0273 File Managers Small Programs Disk
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DR
Mefford, Michael J.
$0
is a tiny (3.5k) file lister and manager that lets you see a DIR listing and
easily copy, delete, etc.
LS
is a file manager program. It's primary mode of operation is to enter
commands for each file name in a space to the left of the name, roughly
similar to IBM's old File Commander.
PC-Directory 1.6 (PCDIR)
RSE Inc.
$49
is a powerful, 33k, pop-up file manager that will also store and automatically
recall and display file descriptions. Advanced file functions include
searching for a file or for text, cataloging floppies, printing files, and
more, in addition to the usual functions of file viewing, copying, renaming,
etc.
PC-Flist
CodeCrafters
$?
is a file manager fashioned after IBM's VM/CMs FLIST program. Features include
the ability to - select which files are to be included in the file list, sort
files by group, name, extension, size or date/time, execute DOS commands
associated with files in the list, include files with similar names from other
drives, select up to 10 levels of files to be displayed, select different groups
of files without exiting, and more.
0273 DOS Command Line Driven Utilities
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Filer2
Dunford, Christopher J.
$?
is a non-menu-driven file handler. Many experienced users don't like to use DOS
menu programs because, no matter how fast and versatile they are, they seem slow
and confining. The difference between FILER2's commands and DOS's commands are
that FILER2's are safer, because you are warned of possible problems such as
overwriting existing files, yet more powerful. For example, FILER2's RMDIR will
remove a directory if it is empty or not, after displaying the contents of the
directory and asking your approval.
FM-BAT 2.41
Speiss, Richard
$10
allows you to select files from a directory listing and, using a full-screen
editor, generate a batch file that will operate on each of the files selected.
For example, you could select files to be deleted, copied, printed by a file
printing utility, or processed by any other program you choose.
PIK 2.0
Casey, Kenneth R. Jr.
$15
makes it easier to manage files from the DOS command line without having to load
a file manager. It displays a menu bar at the bottom of the screen that allows
you to delete, copy, move, or archive files (Zip and Lzh formats supported).
Once you have selected a function, a cursor bar lets you select filenames
already on the screen when you ran PIK, or if there are none, it will do a DIR
for you.
Drawbacks are that the files must be in the current directory, it only allows
one file per line (which must be in a DIR format), and you cannot access more
than one screen full of files. (In other words, we would like to see it work
more like Select does in 4DOS.) Despite these limitations, PIK will often be a
better alternative than either working at the DOS prompt or loading a bulky file
manager.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0273
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12012 File Managers #2 Small Programs Disk
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Control 3 7.4 (CONTRL3)
Solway, Kevin
$20
allows you to view up to three directories at once. It is easy to move through
directories and between drives in the program's multi-menu environment. You can
execute, copy, delete, rename, sort, and print files and more, as well as make
and remove subdirectories, including whole tree structures.
Other features include a built-in editor and file viewer, directory lists, DOS
shell, file encryption, proportional disk space indicator, DOS command support,
and quick file and directory find.
DiskALog 3.21 (DLOG) (08-93 CD)
Kapusta, Philip P.
$16
is a combination Read-and-Run type program plus file manager. The main display
is a directory listing to which you can add descriptions for each file or
directory name.
You can view a file, such as a documentation file, and run executable files with
a keystroke. You can also change directories, copy and delete files and more.
File Maven 2.1 (FMAVEN) (08-93 CD)
Briggs, Kent
$17
is an advanced DOS file manager with high speed PC-to-PC transfer
capabilities using a null modem cable. You can copy, move, delete, wipe,
rename, edit, view, tag, execute, and sort files, as well as create, delete,
and rename directories.
WFiler 2.21
Copeland, Basil L. Jr.
$0
is an excellent file manager for working with a lot of files in one directory.
WF is designed to show on the screen at one time as many file names from a
single directory as possible. It allows single or mass copying, moving and
deleting of files and will call external LIST and ARC programs for viewing
files and working with ARC files. LHA is supported. Other features let you
freshen or update archives, mass tag files within archives for deletion or
extraction, and process PCED synonyms against tagged files. A file find
feature is also included.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12012
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ActaeOn
Clempner, Jon ASP
$40
#2895
is a hard disk manager with a point and shoot interface. It provides a
graphical representation of a directory tree and in a window to the side,
shows the files in each directory as you move through the tree. You can find a
file or string within files, and multiple files can be copied or moved. Other
features include mouse support, text editor, and full context sensitive help.
Additional features include the ability to change file attributes; edit new
file; print file lists, a directory tree, and text file; and viewing of any
size file in ASCII, Hex, ZIP, LZH, GIF, and DBF formats. Requires 512K and DOS
3.0.
File Commando II
Progressive Solutions, Inc
$50
#0284
is a versatile file management tool that lets you take charge of your disks. It
displays a graphic directory tree; logs multiple drives; sorts file lists the
usual ways; formats disks; includes a sector editor; allows tagging and
operating on groups of files; duplicates files and directory paths on second
drives; prints out text files with many formatting options; includes a text
editor or lets you invoke your own; includes a print spooler; displays a memory
map; and more.
Cliff's Directory Program
Roberson, Cliff
$40
#2541
is a pop-up file manager and directory utility. Its main display has three
windows plus a menu bar. One window is a graphical directory tree that also
shows the number of files and total disk space used by the directory. Another
window shows the files in each directory as you move through the tree. The third
window shows disk, directory and file statistics.
Features include the usual file management functions (move, copy, erase,
rename, view, execute, etc.) except archiving. We feel obliged to point out
that most of the claims the author makes about the uniqueness of this program
(eg: "the only TSR that can be loaded twice", "the only pop-up file manager
that uses less than 160k") are not correct. Nevertheless, the program is very
fast, easy to use, and well worth a look.
dCom
DAC Micro Systems
$63
#3029
is a powerful, multi-featured directory and file manager. You can change
directories via a graphical tree display, sort directories, execute, edit,
print, copy, move, rename, tag and delete files. It offers programmable macro
keys; a text editor; a resizeable print spooler with hot-keys for clearing the
spooler's buffer, sending form-feeds, and sending line-feeds to the printer;
mouse support; an extensive alarm clock system which holds 38 different alarms
based on daily or calendar events and more.
Directory Freedom 4.61 [DIRFREE]
Haff, Gordon & Masons, Bit ASP
$25
#3030 (08-93 CD)
is a fast and compact directory manager with advanced user-defined functions
such as SmartViewers. You can move and