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- * 3-22-92 'Documentation' for FITT version 1.01
-
- * Why FITT? There's several ways to copy a group of files to diskettes.
- BACKUP fills the diskettes nicely, but the files are not
- useable until you RESTORE them. XCOPY also does the trick,
- but doesn't fill each diskette the way you'd like. There is
- an OS/2 utility called FIT which does this, but it's author
- did not see fit to retain the last-modified date across the
- copy. I wrote FITT to handle the dates properly, and also
- as a programming exercise while learning C. I also added
- a command line switch to clear-out the root directories of
- the target diskettes
-
- * How FITT? The default behavior of FITT is simply to copy files from
- the source path to the target while leaving any existing
- files untouched. If the target contains a file which is a
- match for the file that FITT wants to copy, it will prompt
- you for permission to overwrite it. Depending on how you
- respond, it over-writes the file or skips it and goes on to
- the next. When each target diskette becomes full, you are
- asked for another.
-
- You can change the default behavior of FITT with the '-e'
- switch which will cause FITT to erase existing files in the
- root directory of the target diskettes before it begins to
- copy files to them.
-
- Note that in any case, FITT only uses the root directory of
- the target for it's operations. Note also, that if FITT is
- invoked with the -e parameter, it WILL erase any read-only,
- hidden, or system files in the target's root directory. If
- you use the -e switch, be careful what diskettes you use!
-
- * Formats: You can use any diskette which the target drive can read.
- You can mix 720's with 1.44's or mix 360's with 1.2's.
-
- * Examples: FITT C:\MAX\FILE\PM_APPS\*.LZH A:
- This would copy all files with the extension 'LZH' from the
- specified directory to A:
-
- FITT -e D:\C6\SOURCE\*.C B:
- Copy specified files to drive B: As each target diskette
- is inserted, FITT erases all files in the root directory of
- B: before it starts to copy files.
-
- * Tested? Of course i tested it. But you should understand that i am
- *not* a professional programmer, and that FITT was written
- as an excercise by an amateur. Like any other producer of
- software, i do not warrant that FITT is fit for any purpose
- at all, nor will i even say that it's safe to use. Use it
- at your own risk.
-
- * Money? Can you spare some money? If you can, and if you like FITT
- then send me some money. I am unemployed and broke. If you
- can't spare any money, then use FITT as 'freeware' with my
- blessing. FITT is not copyrighted, but please do not sell
- it to people as your own.
-
- * Comments? Send comments by EMAIL to 'Bill Becker' on Fidonet 1:16/234
- or on CIS 70451,1403.
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