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WhatIs - The FileIdentifier Version 1.01 18 June 1992
Copyright (c) 1992, Computer Bakery, All rights reserved.
Published by Computer Bakery, PO Box 5, Flaxley SA 5153
Australia. Phone (08) 388 8439, International +618 388 8439
This file gives a brief description of WhatIs and details on how to
install it.
To print this file, copy it to your printer with the following command:
copy readme.doc prn
What is WhatIs
--------------
WhatIs - The FileIdentifier - is a simple utility which will help you to
identify what a file (or group of files) is (or are). It will usually
be able to say what the file is and it will give any details that it can
extract from the file such as its name or version number. WhatIs is not
infallible (see Warning in the manual). However WhatIs can identify
many different types of file. The simplest way to use WhatIs is to type
"whatis" followed by the name of the file you want to identify. The
name can contain wild card characters. For example:
C:\> whatis unknown.fil
will identify (if possible) what unknown.fil is. Or:
C:\> whatis *.*
will identify all files in the default directory.
Installing WhatIs on a Floppy Disk
----------------------------------
Place the disk with Whtis101.exe in drive A:. Place a formatted disk in
drive B:. Then type (at the Dos prompt):
B:
and press the ENTER key. Then type:
A:WHTIS101
and press the ENTER key.
Automatic Installation to a Hard Disk
-------------------------------------
The simplest way to install WhatIs on a Hard Disk from a floppy disk is
to use the Install program provided. If you obtained WhatIs from a
bulletin board or you want to install it by hand then follow the
Installing by Hand instructions below. To use the install programme
place the disk in drive A (or B). Make drive A the drive you are
connected to by typing (at the Dos prompt):
A:
and pressing the ENTER key. Then type:
INSTALL
and press the ENTER key. The install programme will do four things. It
will ask you for the name of a directory to place WhatIs in. If
necessary it will create the directory. It will copy files from the
disk to the directory. And it will (if necessary) offer to modify your
Autoexec.Bat file so that the directory that WhatIs is in will be
included in your Path.
Before modifying your Autoexec.Bat it will ask you if you want this done
automatically or if you want to do it yourself. If you want Install to
make the modifications it will save a copy of Autoexec.Bat as
Autoexec.Old.
Installing by Hand
------------------
WhatIs and its documentation are stored in a self extracting archive. To
install WhatIs manually, run whtis101.exe in an appropriate directory.
For example if you have a "Util" directory on your hard drive that might
be a suitable place for it. If you don't already have a directory for
utility programmes you might want to create one with the following
command.
C:\>md c:\util
Then connect to your chosen directory with:
C:\>cd \util
To extract WhatIs.Exe and its documentation use the following command:
C:\util>a:whtis101
Next ensure that the directory you extracted WhatIs.Exe to is on your
path. In your AutoExec.Bat file (see your Dos manual for details) you
will probably have a line something like:
path c:\;c:\dos;c:\windows
If this line mentions the directory you have put WhatIs.Exe in you need
do no more. Otherwise add it to the path command. For example if you
put WhatIs.Exe in c:\util and the above path statement were in your
AutoExec.Bat file then you would modify it so that it read:
path c:\;c:\dos;c:\windows;c:\util
(Notice that each directory is separated by ";".)
Installed Files
---------------
Once installed you will find that you have these files:
ReadMe.Doc Brief intro & how to install WhatIs.
ReadMe.Com Self Displaying version of ReadMe.Doc.
WhatIs.Doc Complete WhatIs manual.
WhatIs.Exe WhatIs Programme.
WhatIs.Pif Program Info File for running WhatIs under Windows.
WhatIs.Ufr Unidentified File Report Form.
Order.Frm WhatIs order form.
SysOp.Doc Information on WhatIs for BBS Sysops.
Vendor.Doc Information on WhatIs for shareware disk vendors.