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Directory eXtended v2.62 1 December 1990
DIRECTORY EXTENDED v2.62 READ.ME:
========= ======== ===== =======
This file serves to summarize DX's many features for those who
are unfamiliar with it and to supplement the manual with the many
new features that have been recently added.
The size of DX scares many people -- especially with the cost of
downloading an unknown program of this size. Don't be scared
away! DX will probably replace many of the small utilities and
DOS commands that you now use for directory and file maintenance!
DX is THE MOST POWERFUL directory and file management utility
available for DOS. It is not full-screen or mouse-driven deriving
its power from the fact that most users work faster and more
efficiently once they master a small set of commands and options.
NOTE: If you received a distribution disk directly from ECONO-
SOFT, please run the DX_REG program first to copy and register DX
(see the ORDERING INFORMATION section of this file for more
information).
Versions 2.61 and 2.62 are minor bug fixes to version 2.60. See
the end of this file for details.
This file is organized as follows:
o FEATURE SUMMARY -- For those not familiar with DX, this
section gives an introduction to its power.
o ORDERING INFORMATION -- How to contact ECONO-SOFT, a
member of the Association of ShareWare Professionals, and
information about the registration process.
o FILES IN THE DX PACKAGE -- Minimal and additional files;
bulletin board distribution.
o NEW FEATURES -- For seasoned DX users, this section lists
new features since v2.00.
o BUGS FIXED SINCE v2.00
FEATURE SUMMARY:
======= =======
o Full path and hard disk support including logical drives.
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o A very powerful and flexible file-matching engine allowing
multiple wildcards and additional characters following and
between the wildcard characters:
dx *test => matches files ending in "TEST" like
"FILETEST", "XTEST", and "TEST".
dx a*b => files starting with "A" and ending with
"B".
dx f*1*x.*x => files starting with "F", having "1"
anywhere in their names, ending with
"X", and having an extension ending in
"X" like "F1AX.X" or "FILL1_XX.AXX".
dx *te?? => any file ending in four characters of
which "TE" is the fourth-to-last and
third-to-last characters like "TEST"
and "FILETEMP".
o Multiple file specifications can be given -- both as
inclusion and exclusion patterns:
dx .bas+.pas;*t
=> will match files with extensions of ".BAS"
and ".PAS" only if their names do not end
with a "T".
dx *t*+my*e;.pas
=> all files that have a "t" anywhere in their
names; AND all files that start with "my"
and end with "e"; UNLESS they have an
extension of ".PAS" -- "MYFILE.EXT", "TEST",
and "XTY.C" would match while "TEST.PAS"
would not match.
o DX can search all directories, list all directory names,
and test whether a set of files can fit on a different
disk.
o DX can search any and all Compressed Files (CFs) -- ARC,
LBRs, LZHs, PAKs, PKAs, ZIPs and ZOOs -- using full
pattern matching; compare files within one CF to normal
DOS files or files in another CF; rename and change the
date/time of files within some CFs.
o MOVE, COPY, COMPARE, DELETE, and RENAME files across disks
and directories. APPEND files to pre-existing files.
Change file attributes and date/time stamp. Automatically
"Go Bak" to a previous .BAK file. Move or copy entire
directory trees and subtrees maintaining the directory
structure.
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o Security conscience? DX can wipe the data in a file before
deleting it... no unerase/undelete program can recover
data that has been wiped. (DX has multiple wiping options
including the Department of Defense's DoD 5220.22-M
specification.) DX can also produce either a 16-bit Cyclic
Redundancy Check (CRC), a 32-bit CRC, or a simple checksum
of your files for data integrity checking -- useful in
detecting Trojan horses or verifying files transferred
electronically!
o FULL NETWORK SUPPORT! Including the ability to report,
set, and clear the "Network Share" file attribute. DX has
the option to wait for a file that's interlocked on
another network node.
o You can specify exactly which file attributes to display.
See any hidden or system files or hidden directories.
o You can select files within (or outside of) a specified
range of file sizes and/or dates/times.
o Have you ever received a new disk and wanted to know
immediately what commands are available? An option
displays all ".COM", ".EXE", and ".BAT" files.
o DX can sort files by any combination of filename,
extension, size, date/time, or file attributes --
ascending or descending. Sort files within Compressed
Files (ARC, ZIP, etc.). The sorted output may be across
the screen (or printer) or columnar.
o All of DX's special processing may be verified on a file-
by-file basis (default) or performed automatically.
o You can carry all of the extensive pattern and file
matching capabilities into ANY TASK you need to perform.
DX can RUN an external utility or command synonym against
all files selected or generate (and, optionally,
internally execute) DOS batch files for you. Couple this
with the ability to search all Compressed Files and you
can build batch files to process your entire hard disk.
o DX has an extensive set of output formatting options --
including colors, printer formatting, "UPPER", "lower" or
"Initial Caps" cases, 12 or 24 hour time formats, and
screen width, height, and screen-handling options.
o DX is fully customizable -- set your favorite options once
and they will always be used.
o Make decisions in batch files based on the ERRORLEVEL set
by D