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- FILEFIND V1.03, Copyright 1991,92 by Kev Duncan, All rights reserved
-
- Introduction:
- -------------
-
- This utility may be freely distributed, provided this document is
- supplied with it. Please forward any comments, suggestions or bug
- reports to one of the contact points shown at the end of this
- document.
-
- Please feel free to send a donation (anything!) if you find
- it of use/value.
-
- This program will search all your hard disks and network disks (optional)
- for files matching the specified pattern. The program will also examine
- any archives (.ZIP .PAK .ARC .LZH .ZOO .ARJ) for matching files. Press
- the Esc key to abandon the search at any time.
-
- Usage:
- ------
-
- FILEFIND [/a{r|h|s|a}] [/h] [/i] [/l{filename}] [/n] [/p] [/q]
- [/s] [ [drive:] ...] pattern
-
- /? display help screen
- /a display files only with specified attribute
- r - read only, h - hidden, s - system, a - archive
- /f Full - display all files being processed
- /h Halt after first match
- /i Image file information for PCX,BMP,TIF,GIF and IMG files
- /l Log output to filename - default FILEFIND.LOG
- /n Network drives included in search
- /p Pause at the end of each screen
- /s Silent - do not display status
- /z do not explode through archive files (ZIP etc.)
- drive: MS-DOS drive letter(s) - only the drives specified will be
- scanned for the required files.
- pattern standard MS-DOS wild card pattern
-
- All parameters except the file name pattern are optional.
-
- Operation:
- ----------
-
- By default FileFind will search all local hard disks, exploding
- through archive files looking for files that match the wild card
- pattern specified. If you wish to search for files held on diskette
- then the diskette drive must be explicitly specified, similarly if
- you wish to search both local and remote (i.e. network) disks specify
- the '/n' parameter on the command line.
-
- Contact:
- --------
-
- If you experience problems running this program please let me know by
- one of the following contact points. If at all possible please direct
- the output from FileFind to disk (via the '/L' option) and send me the
- resulting file - email is fine!. From version 1.03 the options you have
- specified on the command line are shown in the header block output from
- the program - this is to aid in problem solving and debugging.
-
- Mail: Kev Duncan
- 43 Primrose Crescent
- Fulwell
- SUNDERLAND
- England
- SR6 9RJ
-
- CIX: kduncan
-
- Internet: kduncan@cix.compulink.co.uk
-
- Compuserve: 100023,3022
-
- Prestel: 011111100
-
- History:
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-
- v1.03 04 May 92 - Support ARJ files.
- - Document drive parameters.
- - Quiet option now the default (i.e. show only
- directories being scanned) - full option added to
- replace it which will display all files in the
- status line as they are being processed. Default
- option is now considerably faster than the
- previous full display.
- - Large capacity drives were being shown as negative
- numbers. Capacity and available figures are now
- comma delimited.
- - Program was misinterpreting DOS version number for
- DOS 4.00 and 5.00 leading to incorrect drive data.
- Options entered via the command line are now shown
- in the drive information block to aid in support
- and debugging.
- - Drive information block now shows which drives are
- to be scanned.
- - Under some circumstances the program would abort
- when reading archive files that had relative paths
- stored with the file names (one reported case of
- the PC hanging that needed the Bid Red Switch!).
- - Processing of ZIP files is now more robust, in
- addition the file attributes for files within the
- archive are now shown.
-
- v1.02 12 Apr 92 - Add image option - prints information for PCX,
- IMG, TIF, GIF and BMP files.
- - Allow escape (abandon) at the pause prompt.
- - /z parameter added to exclude 'exploding' through
- archive files.
- - Scanning of network drives must now be requested
- by the /n parameter.
-
- v1.01 04 Apr 92 - Add quiet and silent options.
- - Support ZOO format archives.
-
- v1.00 14 Apr 91 - First written.