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"WFU"
The Wagner Files Utility
Version 1.0
USER REFERENCE
(C) Copyright 1986 by Wagner Systems
All Rights Reserved
(C) Copyright 1986 by Wagner Systems WFU VER 1.0 Page i
QUICK NOTES FOR THOSE WHO HATE TO READ MANUALS
Getting out:
Don't you hate it when you bring up a new program only
to find out that you don't know how to get out except
to boot? Press the ESC key to exit.
Invocation:
A>WFU [drive]
The name of the program is WFU. It may be invoked with
or without a drive designator. If invoked without a
drive designator, the current logged drive is used.
Description:
WFU is a utility for managing large capacity disk drives
that utilize the hierarchical file structure of MS-DOS
version 2 and up.
Environment:
WFU runs on an IBM PC/XT/AT or 100% compatible with MS-DOS
version 2 and above.
Usage:
The function keys are used to execute the most used functions.
Hold down the ALT key while pressing any function key for a
brief explanation of what each key does. Use the arrow keys,
HOME, END, PGUP, PGDN, CONTROL-HOME, CONTROL-LEFT ARROW, to move
around the screen. Go slow and watch what's happening on the
screen. If you can't figure it out, then read the appropriate
portion of this manual.
(C) Copyright 1986 by Wagner Systems WFU VER 1.0 Page ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topic Page
USER SUPPORT........................................1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION................3
WHAT YOU SEE........................................5
WHAT YOU CAN DO
READ DIRECTORY OF ANOTHER DRIVE.............8
REFRESH DIRECTORY IN MEMORY.................8
CHANGE WILDCARD SPECIFICATION...............8
SEARCH FOR A FILE OR GROUP OF FILES.........8
SWAP SOURCE AND DESTINATION WINDOWS.........8
PRINT A SINGLE FILE.........................9
PRINT MULTIPLE FILES........................9
EDIT FILES..................................9
EXECUTE A PROGRAM...........................10
MAKE A DIRECTORY............................10
REMOVE A DIRECTORY..........................10
MARK/UNMARK SINGLE FILE.....................10
MARK MULTIPLE FILES.........................11
UNMARK MULTIPLE FILES.......................11
COPY MARKED FILES...........................11
COPY ALL FILES MATCHING WILDCARD............11
MOVE MARKED FILES...........................12
TOGGLE BETWEEN WINDOWS AND SCREENS..........12
PEEK AT A FILE..............................12
VIEW STATISTICS.............................12
SORT FILES..................................12
ERASE MARKED FILES..........................13
ERASE ALL FILES MATCHING WILDCARD...........13
EXIT THE PROGRAM............................13
FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS.................................14
TIPS AND POINTERS...................................15
CUSTOMIZATION.......................................16
(C) Copyright 1986 by Wagner Systems WFU VER 1.0 Page 1
USER SUPPORT
This program is "user supported."
That does NOT mean public domain. We retain all rights. What it
does mean is that this is an experiment in marketing. If you are
uncomfortable with "shrink wrap" agreements, copy protection, and
a price that more represents advertising costs than development
costs, then user supported software is the only reasonable altern-
ative. We signify our trust in the user community by offering our
product for sale in this manner. We hope you respond in kind.
WFU is not copy protected. In fact you are encouraged to make
evaluation copies for your friends. After all, if you can't try it,
how do you know if you like it?
If, after evaluation, you find the program useful to you and wish
to own a copy, send $29.95 and the serial number of your evaluation
copy to:
Wagner Systems
POB 455
Prairie Grove, AR 72753
We will then consider you a registered user with the following
advantages:
1. You will be sent the current version of the program.
2. Your new copy will contain a serial number unique
to you. When a new user registers with your serial
number, we will send you a check for 10% of the
amount they sent us.
3. You will receive three quarterly newsletters with
usage tips, fixes, and notices of enhancements.
4. You may upgrade to a new release for $15.
5. You've paid a dollar for a dollar's worth of value.
Fair feels good.
(C) Copyright 1986 by Wagner Systems WFU VER 1.0 Page 2
IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO REGISTER
If you decide not to register, please do not tamper with the
copyright notice or documentation. Pass all four original
files on to new users so they can make a complete evaluation.
Be sure to mark all evaluation diskettes that you may make with
the copyright notice: (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY WAGNER SYSTEMS.
MAKING COPIES
Registered owners are allowed to make as many copies for archival
purposes as desired. Only a registered owner may make an archival
copy. If you are not a registered owner, then all copies you make
are considered evaluation copies. Whether or not you are a regis-
tered owner, any copies that leave your possession are considered
evaluation copies and therefore the property of WAGNER SYSTEMS.
(Of course, you own the diskette itself, it's only the program
that we claim rights to.)
(C) Copyright 1986 by Wagner Systems WFU VER 1.0 Page 3
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1. IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible.
2. 128k of memory.
3. One diskette drive.
4. Monochrome or Color Graphics Adapter.
5. 80 column display.
6. MS-DOS version 2 or above.
EVALUATION DISKETTE CONTENTS
1. WFU.EXE - the executable program.
2. WFU.DOC - this document.
3. WFU.TXT - miscellaneous text used by program.
4. README - startup instructions.
INSTALLATION
No special installation is required. Invoke from diskette or
copy to any hard disk directory where DOS, using the PATH statement,
can find it.
The file WFU.TXT is provided for those of us who compulsively read
cereal boxes. It contains merely a collection of quotes that are
randomly selected for display on the logo screen to keep you enter-
tained while reading a directory structure. It is searched for first
in the path specified in the SET WFU command, then the MS-DOS PATH
is searched, and finally the root. Let us know if this feature is
desirable or merely distracting. Additional magazines will be made
available for use when this one grows tedious.
(C) Copyright 1986 by Wagner Systems WFU VER 1.0 Page 4
CAUTIONS
Do not swap diskettes on a drive that WFU has accessed unless you
immediately refresh the directory in memory. WFU can handle the
directories of up to six physical drives, but currently cannot
reliably detect if a diskette has been swappe