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XLIST (tm)
DISK MANAGER
USERS GUIDE
for the
IBM PC/AT
by
GARY W. WOOD
*** READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING XLIST ***
PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT
XLIST (tm) is NOT "Public Domain" and it is NOT "Freeware". XLIST is a
copyrighted software product developed and owned by Gary W. Wood. XLIST (tm) is
distributed under the shareware concept. You are free to copy and use the
software for personal use. If you are a corporation or institution a license
fee in required. But, if you are using the software for personal use, your
encouraged to make a gift ($25 suggested) and become a XLIST supporter. XLIST
supports will receive the next major release free of charge and be keep informed
of major developments for one (1) year. A license is required for use of XLIST
by corporations and institutions, and for its commercial distribution. You may
obtain a license for the use of XLIST by writing to me. The license is for
perpetual, non-exclusive use of any version. Purchase orders and invoicing are
acceptable. If you have special requirements, such as licensing for an unlimited
number of copies, local area networks, site licenses, or customization, please
feel free to submit them in writing. You may request a license for:
o an unlimited number of end user copies at a single site;
o customization of messages and documentation, an additional
fee may be required depending on the extent of changes;
o permission to distribute within your organization;
o permission to include with your company's commercial products;
o or other needs.
The fee for a license depends on the estimated number of copies of the program
that you will use. If you wish to distribute XLIST with your own programs or
hardware, write for a "Marketing License". To use the discount schedule below,
estimate the total number of copies that you may eventually use.
Number of users(copies) Price per copy
1 to 9 $ 25.00
10 to 25 18.00
26 up (call)
Regardless of the quantity, only one set of materials will be sent to you. You
may then make as many copies of it that are licensed. Maintenance is free.
Upgrades will be made available upon request. Technical support is available
via mail, or through the Compuserve or GENIE bulletin board systems (76156,317
& G.WOOD4 respectively), at no charge.
Copyright (C) 1985-1990 Gary W. Wood
If you find XLIST easy and convenient to use, a contribution of $25 or more will
register you to receive a current version of XLIST. Please state the current
version of XLIST that you have. Send contributions to:
Gary Wood
5401 Lakeview Road
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this
publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
otherwise without the prior written permission from Gary W. Wood, 5401 Lakeview
Road, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72116.
DISCLAIMER
The author has taken due care in the preparation of this document and the
associated program. Insofar as specific mention of program features, the author
believes the information to be true. No warranty is made regarding the
suitability of the program to be compatible with your computer. Incidental and
consequential damages caused by malfunction, defect, or otherwise are not the
responsibility of Gary W. Wood, and to the extent permitted by law, and hereby
excluded both for the property and, to the extent not unconscionable, for
personal injury damage. (Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion
or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation
or exclusion may not apply to you.) Gary W. Wood also reserves the right to make
amendments to the contents of this document from time to time, to reflect changes
made to the specification of the XLIST system or for any other reason.
XLIST is a Trademark of Gary W. Wood. IBM, IBM-PC, PC-XT, PC-AT, DOS, and PC-DOS
are Trademarks of International Business Machines Corp.
CHAPTERS
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. Invoking the XLIST Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5. Using the XLIST.CNF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6. Using the XLIST.PRO Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7. Sample XLIST.PRO File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Command Line Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
INTRODUCTION
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF DISK MANAGEMENT USING
XLIST - DISK UTILITY
If you are new to PC-DOS, you have realized that commands provided by PC-DOS
are designed to be short and sweet. This program is designed as a tool to
effectively provide the user a friendly way to view files contained in sub-
directories and be able to execute programs and PC-DOS commands.
GETTING STARTED
WHAT KIND OF HARDWARE DO I NEED
To use XLIST you need the following:
An IBM PC with hard disk, PC XT, PC AT, or a very closely compatible
microcomputer.
A color/graphics adapter, monochrome adapter, or VGA adapter
256K of RAM memory for best results. The program requires at least 120K of
memory.
One diskette drive
DOS 2.1 or greater
WHAT DO I DO NOW
Installing XLIST to operate on your system is a simple process.You should
start by copying the distribution diskette and putting the original away in a
safe place.
Now, copy the files on the diskette to a directory on your hard disk searched
by the DOS path. The PC-DOS "PATH" command specifies a directory search order
for commands and/or batch files that are not in the current directory.
For best performance of XLIST, set the following environment parameters.
SET OVERLAY=D:\ <--- Point to work area or RAM disk.
SET XLIST=LIST <--- The name of a browser or editor.
You are now ready!
INVOKING THE XLIST COMMAND
WHAT ARE THE INVOKING PARAMETERS
First, no parameters are mandatory, but under some conditions you may want to
specify them to limit or expand the directory entries displayed.
To invoke the program enter:
XLIST [[d:][path][filename[.ext]] /Mnn /A /L
The optional parameters have the following definitions:
[[d:][path][filename[.ext]] to specify the file and/or files
that will be initially be displayed by the XLIST screen.
[/Mnn] is used to specify a directory attribute that will override the
attribute that could be specified in the profile with the *DIRATTR
parameter.
[/A] is used to tell XLIST to load every file on the default
drive into XLIST.
[/L] is used to tell XLIST to display license information.
Example:
Execute XLIST loading the directory from the default drive directory and the root
directory of the C: drive.
XLIST *.* c:\*.*
USING THE KEYBOARD
WHAT KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD DOES XLIST USE
XLIST uses the keyboard for communications. The keyboard is used to enter
commands, scroll the display, and to invoke user-defined function keys. These
are the single keystroke commands used by XLIST. You may change command keys
by using the "Alt-k" key. Defaults are defined as follows:
Key Stroke Definition
Home Position the cursor to the first character.
End Position the cursor to the last character.
Ctrl End Erase data in the command line from the
cursor to the end-of-line.
Alt a Change file attributes.
Alt c Change screen colors.
Alt e Toggle to EGA 43-line screen.
Alt f Toggle to set XLIST to stop processing
when an error