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4.1 (c) 1995 David Smith All rights reserved
the "Buckert" version
--==≡≡ THE Archive Converter for 1995 ≡≡==--
========== QUICK START ! ==================================================
Put STEALTH.EXE in a "test" directory containing some archives.
Make sure STEALTH.EXE is in your "PATH=" statement.
Type: STEALTH.EXE
Now watch as all the archives are converted to your favorite
compressor! This program finds them all: PAK ZIP HAP SQZ LZH
plus tons more, then converts them to your 'favorite' archiver.
Now type: CD\
Notice that STEALTH.LOG has been written there. Use EDIT.COM
from DOS 5+ and look at it. Just type: EDIT STEALTH.LOG
All action from Stealth has been written, including dates, times
and DOS commands that it used.
Type: STEALTH /? for a quick help screen!
=============================================================================
Advanced users: Welcome to the world of Stealth. This program
is quite unique, because it will convert ANY archive to ANY
other archive. The advantages of this over other competition
programs (like ZZAP, SHEZ, etc...) is:
■ It supports every major archiver available! ARJ, ARC, LHA,
HAP, SQZ, DWC, PAK, ZIP 1.1 and 2.0, ICE, LHARC, LARC, UC2,
HYPER, SDN, FCOMPACT, and ZOO.
■ It can recognize PKZIP 1.1 files and PKZIP 2.0 "normal"
compressed files, then convert them to PKZIP -EX "extra"
compression. This will save you a ton of hard disk
space!
NOTE: PKZIP 2.0 "stored" files are identical to PKZIP 1.1
format. Therefore, all 2.0 "stored" archives are
flagged as version 1.1.
■ Leave PKZIP and ARJ -AV files alone, plus virus scanning
using any of the three most popular scanners!
■ Recognizes embedded directories, and can include them with
the conversion.
■ Is perfect for SYSOPS, since it can be run as an "event" to
update all .ZIP files, or be used as an upload processor.
Even add comments or strip them from the files...
■ You can "customize" STEALTH to almost any configuration.
Include some archives, but not others, recurse subdirectories,
leave SFX files alone, delete files after processing,
plus MORE.
■ Keeps an accurate log of all activity.
■ Lists archived files (registered version) using its own
'internal' compression viewer (super-fast!).
■ Allows overriding Stealth.cfg options on the command-line.
■ You can add extra BBS advertisements, add only your comments,
or evaluate the current files.
■ Re-comment your entire BBS file area with ONE command.
■ You can NOW pause, shell to DOS, or stop the program
by just pressing a key.
■ Search archives for FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, *.SDA or {SDA.ID}
No other utility can do this! Plus STEALTH recognizes even
DWC, SQZ, and LARC self-extracting files. Please notice
that NO OTHER ARCHIVE program can do that.
Is hard disk space important? That PKZIP file you downloaded
yesterday... it is probably in 1.1 format. In fact, most of
your PKZIP'ed files are 1.1 or else 2.0 "normal" compressed.
Use STEALTH to maximize their compression. You can save 60,000
bytes of disk space on a few files, and several megabytes if
you re-archive every downloaded file. Doing that manually will
take FOREVER. And even batch files are no good, since they are
so slow. But, you can be assured of accuracy and speed with STEALTH!
STEALTH is extrememly simple:
1. Edit STEALTH.CFG to your satisfaction (see below for details)
(or just use STL_CFG.EXE to create your OWN stealth.cfg)
2. Include STEALTH.EXE and STEALTH.CFG in your path
3. Go to a directory containing some old archives.
4. Type: STEALTH.EXE (or STEALTH *.*)
Now note that Stealth processes the entire directory! The
only filespec you need (optional) is *.*. Stealth ruthlessly
converts everything it can find using your .CFG file.
NOTE: You can use STEALTH *.* or STEALTH *.ZIP .....
And wala, you are all done.
If you change your mind on archives, or want to change something,
STEALTH.CFG is easy to edit.
Take your favorite editor and change it around.
NOTE: If Stealth cannot locate STEALTH.CFG file, it will use
its own defaults.
=======================================================================
NEW! Stealth now has a variety of command line options
that will override the Stealth.cfg defaults.
USAGE: STEALTH [filespec] [options]
Options: /X Give exact details in log file
/NOLOG Don't use log
/VIRUS Virus check archives
/SAVE Save original files (don't delete)
/COMM Add the COMMENT file only (no conversion)
/EVAL Evaluation archive only (no conversion)
/+ Debug STEALTH process (messy output, but detailed!)
/ID Show files having FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI *.SDA or {SDA.ID}
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ IMPORTANT NOTE: While Stealth is running, you can pause it, │
│ shell to DOS, or do an emergency exit. │
│ │
│ Pressing the [spacebar] pauses Stealth. Any other key resumes. │
│ Pressing the 'D' key shells to DOS. Just type: 'exit' to resume. │
│ Pressing the [ESC] key exits Stealth immediately. │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
/X will provide a little more detailed information in STEALTH.LOG
/NOLOG will turn off STEALTH's log feature and not write anything
to STEALTH.LOG
/VIRUS will activate virus scanning, even if you have that option
turned off in STEALTH.CFG. Make sure you have chosen a
virus scanner in the configuration file!
/SAVE do not delete original archives. This is good if you want
to preserve both kinds of files.
/COMM if you are a SYSOP, and want to add a "comment" file to your
PKZIP and ARJ files, this is great!
Using the /COMM switch, you can quickly comment ALL YOUR
FILES in minutes.
For an extra bonus, turn on RECURSE SUBDIRECTORIES in the
config file, and watch as Stealth updates the comments on
every file you got!
*** NO OTHER ARCHIVE CONVERTER CAN DO THAT! ***
/EVAL if you wonder what kind of files you have, then run:
STEALTH *.* /EVAL then Stealth will show what the archive
types are without converting them.
This is kinda like a "preprocessor" for Stealth.
/+ will show a large amount of messy information on the screen,
detailing exactly how STEALTH is thinking, and what part of
the program it is in. That way, you can debug where a problem
is in case of a serious cras