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- 1, " CHECK, CHANGE FILE ATTRIBUTES HELP"
- 1, ""
- 1, " This program allows one to view and change file (and sub-directory) attributes."
- 1, " The four file attributes are: Archive, System, Hidden, and Read Only."
- 1, ""
- 1, " FORM: drive:\path\file-name [switch(es)]"
- 1, ""
- 1, " SWITCHES: /all- Set ALL the attributes."
- 1, " /a? - Archive attribute is set or cleared when ? is"
- 1, " + = Set Archive attribute"
- 1, " - = Clear Archive attribute"
- 1, ""
- 1, " /c - Clear ALL the attributes."
- 1, " /d - Two meanings: "
- 1, " /d = check sub-directories"
- 1, " /d?YYMMDD = the normal date type checking switch."
- 1, ""
- 1, " /h? - Hidden attribute is set or cleared on ?."
- 1, " /r? - Read Only attribute is set or cleared on ?."
- 1, " /s? - System attribute is set or cleared on ?."
- 1, " /v - use DSPTXT to VIEW results of ATS change/search."
- 1, " /w - Wait for key-press if 20 lines on screen."
- 1, ""
- 1, " (more = use spacebar) (more = use spacebar)"
- 1, " CHECK, CHANGE FILE ATTRIBUTES HELP"
- 1, " continued..."
- 1, ""
- 1, ""
- 1, " FORM: drive:\path\file-name [switch(es)]"
- 1, ""
- 1, ""
- 1, ""
- 1, " If none of the attribute switches are set, then a listing will be "
- 1, " made of the files and an indication of which attributes are set"
- 1, " will be displayed beside each file name."
- 2, " CHECK A DISK HELP"
- 2, ""
- 2, " This program (in conjunction with DSPTXT also on your Pfind"
- 2, " Utilities disk) and CHKDSK which came with your copy of DOS, will"
- 2, " allow you to check your disks, create files from the unlinked"
- 2, " clusters found (if any) and view the files named: FILE####.CHK,"
- 2, " delete them or rename them."
- 2, ""
- 2, " Files named FILE0000.CHK through FILE9999.CHK are created by the DOS"
- 2, " program CHKDSK when the /f fix-switch is used and if there are"
- 2, " unassigned data sections on the disk. This program runs CHKDSK in this"
- 2, " mode, if you tell it to do so at the question ''Run CHKDSK Y/N?''. The"
- 2, " CHKFILE program is an easy way to run CHKDSK and then review the"
- 2, " created files and make your decision to save or delete these files on"
- 2, " the spot. This saves typing in the file names if there are a number of"
- 2, " these files."
- 2, ""
- 2, " SWITCHES: /c#.# - color switch fore.back-ground colors (Will use "
- 2, " AMSCRT.DAT colors or will attempt to use the"
- 2, " colors set from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file if any.)"
- 2, ""
- 2, " FORM: chkfile [switch(es)] EXAMPLE: chkfile /c7.1"
- 3, " DELETE A DIRECTORY HELP"
- 3, ""
- 3, ""
- 3, " ENTER: directory-name [switches]"
- 3, ""
- 3, ""
- 3, " Delete Sub-Directory - will delete the sub-directory named by "
- 3, " deleting all files in all sub-directories "
- 3, " within the named sub-dir and removes the now "
- 3, " empty sub-directoies. (NEEDS DELETE EXCEPT)"
- 3, ""
- 3, " Switches: /q - question each file to be deleted"
- 3, ""
- 3, " /d?YYMMDD - ? = a/b = above/below date given, including "
- 3, " date."
- 3, ""
- 3, " NOTE: Hidden, protected, or system files will NOT be erased using this "
- 3, " program. Use change attributes first or use ''Kill a file'' see"
- 3, " this menu the next item below."
- 4, " KILL ANY FILE(S) HELP"
- 4, ""
- 4, " * DANGER * DANGER * DANGER * DANGER * DANGER * DANGER * DANGER * DANGER * "
- 4, ""
- 4, " This program will KILL any file or sub-directory! EVEN if they are "
- 4, " PROTECTED by the normal DOS protection attributes!"
- 4, ""
- 4, " The DOS protection ATTRIBUTES are called: Read Only, System, and Hidden."
- 4, " These protection bits WILL NOT PROTECT a file being deleted by KILL FILE."
- 4, ""
- 4, " There is only ONE exception to this statement, and that is that KILL FILE"
- 4, " will NOT kill a sub-directory that is not empty first."
- 4, ""
- 4, " SWITCHES: /d?YYMMDD - date switch ? = a/b after/before."
- 4, " /a - all subsequent sub-directories."
- 4, " /s - sort file names alphabetically."
- 4, " /x - group file names by extension."
- 4, ""
- 4, " EXAMPLE: b:\tmp\my /a"
- 4, ""
- 4, " This will list all files in all paths starting with B:\TMP which have"
- 4, " ''MY'' in the file name. You may exit the program without deleting any"
- 4, " file at three points in the program."
- 4, " (more = spacebar) (more = spacebar)"
- 4, " KILL ANY FILE(S) HELP"
- 4, " continued..."
- 4, ""
- 4, ""
- 4, ""
- 4, " WARNING: Once you press ''K'' to KILL the files, they are GONE!"
- 4, ""
- 4, " NOTE: There are utilities that allow recovery of deleted files"
- 4, " Kill File does NOT overwrite the deleted data areas"
- 4, " so these programs may be able to recover the Killed data."
- 4, ""
- 4, " ATTRIBUTES: D - Directory"
- 4, " s - System"
- 4, " h - Hidden"
- 4, " r - Read Only"
- 4, " a - Archive (NOT a protection bit, but tells if it needs"
- 4, " to be backed up or not.)"
- 5, " FORMAT A DISK MENU"
- 5, ""
- 5, ""
- 5, " Format disk A:"
- 5, " Format disk B:"
- 5, " Diskcopy ?: to ?: "
- 5, " Diskcomp ?: to ?: "
- 5, ""
- 5, ""
- 5, " This menu allows one to format the A or B drive diskette as specified."
- 5, ""
- 5, " Or, one may ''disk-copy'' a disk from one drive to another, or to the"
- 5, " same drive."
- 6, " WIPE A DISK CLEAN HELP"
- 6, ""
- 6, ""
- 6, " Enter either A or B, one may only ''wipe'' a floppy diskette ''clean''."
- 6, ""
- 6, " This function is a very fast process, but be careful, it will wipe an"
- 6, ""
- 6, " antire diskette of ALL data and directories!"
- 7, " FIND a FILE HELP "
- 7, ""
- 7, " The difference between this program and many others is that one need"
- 7, " not enter any globals or wild cards to find EVERYTHING that matches!"
- 7, ""
- 7, " FORM: d:\path\file-name [switches] {{EXAMPLE: d:\wp\joe }}"
- 7, ""
- 7, " The above example will find all files on drive D:\wp\ that have the"
- 7, " letters ''joe'' in the file name. Irrespective of the location of these "
- 7, " letters in the file name."
- 7, ""
- 7, " switches: /a - Puts paths in front of ALL found files"
- 7, " /b - BATCH file creator"
- 7, " /D? - Multiple DRIVE switch, /Dabc = find on drive A, B & C."
- 7, " /d? - Check DATE >= in form: /d870714 == July 14, 1987."
- 7, " ? = a (date >= ), or b (date <= )."
- 7, " /e - Check EXTENSIONS only."
- 7, " /f - List FREE bytes only."
- 7, " /k - KILL switch, batch files: to DEL or ERASE files."
- 7, " /m - More lines to display switch, 43 lines for EGA screens."
- 7, " /n - No screen display."
- 7, " /o - Turns bytes/date/time stamp OFF, they are not printed."
- 7, " /p - PATHs only listed."
- 7, " (more = use spacebar) (more = use spacebar) "
- 7, " Find a File HELP"
- 7, " continued..."
- 7, ""
- 7, " FORM: d:\path\file-name [switches]"
- 7, ""
- 7, " more switches:"
- 7, ""
- 7, " /s - List SUB-DIRECTORIES too."
- 7, " /t? - List ALL files and their attribute settings."
- 7, " (optional) ? = r/h/s/a and [+/-] read only, hidden, system, archive."
- 7, " (optional) + = list only those that match with attribute set."
- 7, " (optional) - = list only those that match with attribute clear."
- 7, " EXAMPLE: /th+ = list files that are hidden."
- 7, " /ts+ = list system files."
- 7, " /tr- = list unprotected files, not read-only."
- 7, " /v - View found file list, uses DSPTXT."
- 7, " /vs - Save found file list, after viewing it using DSPTXT."
- 7, " /w - WAIT! after 20 lines printed to screen for key-press."
- 7, " /y - YES auto erase - for KILL batch files only!"
- 7, " /z - Send DOS EoF indicator "ctrl-z" at end of program."
- 7, " /1 - Search only ONE dir, the one named."
- 7, " /5 - add space after every FIVE files found."
- 8, " DOS DIRECTORY HELP"
- 8, ""
- 8, ""
- 8, " Enter the drive:\path\file-name of the files"
- 8, ""
- 8, " you want to see a list of."
- 8, ""
- 8, ""
- 8, " EXAMPLE: a:*.* to see ALL files on the A:-drive.
- 8, ""
- 8, " EXAMPLE: \wp\*.mss to see all files in the \WP sub-directory with MSS"
- 8, " file extensions."
- 8, ""
- 8, " EXAMPLE: d:\letters\*.txt |SORT will display all the *.txt files"
- 8, " found on drive D in directory"
- 8, " LETTERS. The |SORT is the DOS"
- 8, " sorting program, so the files will"
- 8, " be sorted alphabetically."
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