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BIGBRO version 1/0 by E de Neve
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Big Brother is a TSR utility using less than 5 Kbyte of the PC's
memory to store a spy procedure and a small buffer. It is able to register
the filenames used by several MS-DOS functions whenever your PC is about to
read or write a file, or execute a program.
Save disk space by pruning working copies of your software down to their
bare essentials. And with software that doesn't run properly you'll be able to
see for what (missing?) files it was looking, and where/when it was searching.
Big Brother can also help you untangle the messy relations between all
those batch/command/execute/overlay/install/configure/library/device/etc.
files that constitute the 'user friendly' software packages these days.
Usage: display help screen : BIGBRO
installation : BIGBRO INSTALL
controlling : BIGBRO [OPTION]
Options: ALERT - Activate the memory resident SPY procedure.
SLEEP - Disable it.
REPORT - Generate a report of files & entry times.
FLUSH - Empty the internal filename buffer.
The filename buffer holds a maximum of 112 entries; when
full, Big Brother will automatically enter SLEEP mode until
you do a FLUSH and then reactivate it with ALERT.
To generate a report FILE, type BIGBRO REPORT > [ReportfileName]
The REPORT option displays data about every file operation Big Brother
registrated while in ACTIVE mode. The four different columns contain:
(Path-)Name: The filenames; preceded by a drive ID and complete
directory path name ONLY if :
a) it was not on the DEFAULT drive & directory.
b) it was opened with a PATH/COMSPEC environment string.
c) called by the EXECUTE function.
Function: Three different DOS function calls are linked to
the memory resident SPY procedure :
1) Execute - always a .COM or .EXE program EXECUTED,
either by you, a batch (.bat) file or an active program.
2) Open - any file OPENED for reading, or a
batch file opened for executing.
3) Create - any file CREATED; a new file,
or an old one being written over.
Result: Only if an ERROR occurred, an E will appear; it
usually indicates a 'FILE NOT FOUND' error.
Time on Entry: The exact starting time of the DOS function.
Big Brother always reports the current time just below
its logo for comparison with these entry times.
* Big Brother Version 1.0 - september 5th, 1990 *