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- DIRDIR
- Directory of Directories
-
- This program gives a quick overview of what's on a hard disk. It's
- useful when you're looking for directories to delete, also when
- approaching a strange machine for the first time.
-
- In the default mode it gives a list of first-level directories sorted by
- size.
-
- Command line can specify a starting directory and/or drive. Default
- is the root directory and the current drive.
- Examples: dirdir analyze current disk
- dirdir d: analyze d: starting with the root
- dirdir d:\windows analyze d:\windows and its subordinates
-
- Options (can be prefixed with / or -, can come before or after filespec):
-
- /F Full - lists all levels rather than just one level down
- /A Alpha - sort by directory name
- /D Date - sort by date (oldest first)
-
- The default to to sort by size and list one level down from the starting
- point.
-
- The 'size' of a directory includes all subordinates; the 'date'
- of a directory is the latest date of any subordinate.
-
- I use direct screen writes but output CAN be redirected.
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- Auxiliary program: BIGFILE.
-
- Reports individual files over a given size. I find it useful to run this
- before backing up my hard disk, to see if there are any big 'garbage'
- files that don't need to be backed up. Could also be used when you
- are desperate for disk space.
-
- There is only one command line option: the minimum size. The default is
- 500,000.
-
- Example: BIGFILE 400000 List all files on the current disk > 400k
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- The .exe files are public domain. Both programs were written in Realia
- Cobol in one evening.
-
- Best Regards,
-
- Robert Wagner
- 2110 65th Street
- Lubbock, Tx 79412
- 806-745-5328
- Also on RIME and ILink Programming/Language conferences.
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