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- Version 4.1
- Now Supports ARJ 2.39B and PKZIP 2.04e
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- No need to strain your memory with the 7 compression programs out
- there, attempting to recall every switch, every condition, every different
- utility...
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- Should I PKUNZIP or ARC e, or ARJ x ???
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- To make a self-extracting file, should I ARJ F -JE1 or LHA /x1/! ???
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- In order to standardize these methods, I have created IC.EXE. A small
- (27K), powerful program that instigates your compressor according to
- the files it finds.
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- Not only does it just find extensions, '.ARJ', '.LZH', ...etc
- but it ALSO identifies self-extracting files.
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- So if you are unsure about the compression method
- of your file--> BACKS.EXE, this utility automatically
- determines if it has been compressed with ARC, ZIP,
- LHA, or ARJ, and allows you to manipulate the file.
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- Usage: IC [switch] [file] [file] [file] [file ...]
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- Switches: A -add file(s)
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- E -extract file(s)
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- D -delete file(s)
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- F -freshen file(s)
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- L -list file(s)
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- M -move file(s)
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- P -display to standard output
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- T -test integrity
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- SX -make self-extracting archive
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- TEL -make LHA \"telop\" SFX file
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- [file.EXE] -displays compression method for .EXE file
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- The usage of IC is exactly the same as if you were using the
- actual compression program.
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- For example: IC A MYFILE.ZIP LIST.COM OTHER.COM
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- would be: PKZIP A MYFILE.ZIP LIST.COM OTHER.COM
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- and: IC D FILE.LZH LIST.COM
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- would be: LHA D FILE.LZH LIST.COM
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- The difference is that IC finds multiple files !
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- For example: IC L FILE
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- would locate: FILE.ZIP
- MYFILE.EXE
- HISFILE.ARC
- FILES.EXE
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- Note that all the files listed above contain the word "FILE", therefore
- they are located.
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- Multiple compressions can be processed at once:
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- IC L STUFF
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- would list: STUFF.ZIP
- STUFFS.ARC
- STUFF.ARJ
- STUFF.EXE <-- Note: These two self-extractors can be
- STUFF.EXE <-- of different types !
- STUFF.ZOO
- STUFF.PAK
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- ====== WHAT'S SO EXCITING ?! ===========================================
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- The exciting part of IC is the fact that it automatically recognizes
- different types of self-extracting archives.
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- So the file STUFF.EXE could be an ARJ, ARC, ZIP, or LHA self-extractor
- and you don't have to know which one is which.
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- IC instantly recognizes the archiver, and allows you to add, delete,
- freshen.... whatever you want to perform on the file !
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- NOTE: IF YOU ARE UNSURE of the compression method used on one of your
- self-extracting files, just use the "?" switch:
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- IC FILE.EXE ? and the compression format is displayed.
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- ║ SELF-EXTRACTING SWITCHES ║
- ╙──────────────────────────────────╜
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- The switches dealing with SFX files are:
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- 1) SX
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- This creates a self-extracting archive from a normal archived file.
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- If used with "zipped" files, it activates ZIP2EXE.EXE.
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- If used with "arced" files, it activates MKSARC.EXE.
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- And with LHA or ARJ, it is equivalent to:
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- LHA S [file]
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- or ARJ F -JE1 [file]
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- 2) TEL
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- This activates LHA's "telop" function. Using this switch is
- similar to typing:
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- LHA /x1 /! [file]
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- ╓──────────────────────────────────────╖
- ║ SIMPLY "LISTING" AN ARCHIVE ║
- ╙──────────────────────────────────────╜
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- To list an archive in the current directory, just type:
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- IC [file]
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- (similar to using Vernon Buerg's FV.COM)
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- ╓───────────────────────────────────────╖
- ║ WHAT ARE THE SWITCHES ?? ║
- ╙───────────────────────────────────────╜
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- If you ever wonder what switches do what, type either:
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- IC
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- or IC ?
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- and the full help screen is displayed.
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- ║ A COMPARISON TO OTHER UTILITIES ║
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- I have only located one similar program to this one:
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- MZ.EXE from Bob Zimmerman Meta∙Sys
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- The following is an objective comparison of our two utilities.
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- │ IC.EXE │ MZ.EXE │
- ┌───────────────────────┼─────────┼──────────┤
- │ │ │ │
- │ SUPPORTS ALL │ YES │ YES │
- │ COMPRESSIONS │ │ │
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- │ CAN BE OPERATED │ YES │ NO │
- │WITHOUT A CONFIG FILE │ │ │
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- │ALLOWS MULTIPLE FILES │ YES │ NO │
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- │ ALLOWS MULTIPLE │ YES │ NO │
- │ COMPRESSION METHODS │ │ │
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- │ DESCRIMINATE SELF │ YES │ NO │
- │ EXTRACTING FILES │ │ │
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- │ ABILITY TO PRINT │ YES │ NO │
- │ OUT CURRENT SETTINGS │ │ │
- │ │ │ │
- │ CAN ENTER IN ONLY │ YES │ NO │
- │ PART OF FILENAME │ │ │
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- │ ALLOW TELOP FILES │ YES │ YES │
- │ │ │ │
- └───────────────────────┴─────────┴──────────┘
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- COMPRESSION PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUPPORTED
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- PKZIP.EXE 3.05
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- PKUNZIP.EXE 2.04e
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- ZIP2EXE.EXE 2.04e
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- ARC.EXE
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- MKSARC.EXE
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- ZOO.EXE 2.1
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- PAK.EXE (the latest version)
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- LHA.EXE 2.12
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- ARJ.EXE 2.39B
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- NOTICE: ALL COMPRESSION PROGRAMS ARE THE COPYRIGHT OF THEIR
- INDIVIDUAL SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS OR COMPANIES. IT
- IS NO INTENTION OF THE AUTHOR TO USE OR REPLACE THE
- PROGRAMS IN ANY MANNER. THE AUTHOR IS ALSO NOT
- RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER CAUSED
- BY THIS PROGRAM. THE USER IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE
- FOR ALL USAGE OF THIS PROGRAM.
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- │ A disk full of utils, including triple directory │
- │ lister, sound effects and MUCH MORE.. │
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