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- Version 1.8
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- A ZCPR3 Disk Directory Utility
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- I --> Installation
- C --> Configuration
- O --> Overview
- S --> Syntax
- / --> Options
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- Installation
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- Thσ distributioε versioε oµ D─ i≤ supplieΣ witΦ ß Z3EN╓ addres≤ oµ 0000H¼ ì
- read∙ t∩ ruε iε ß ZCPR33½ environment« ZCPR3░ user≤ shoulΣ instal∞ D─ iε ì
- thei≥ norma∞ manner« ì
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- Configuration
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- D─ ma∙ bσ configureΣ usinτ ZCNFG.CO═ anΣ thσ configuratioε filσ DDxx.CF╟ t∩ ì
- configurσ severa∞ oµ thσ prograφ default≤ t∩ alte≥ prograφ operatioε t∩ ì
- sui⌠ thσ user« Thσ HEL╨ messagσ wil∞ automaticall∙ reflec⌠ thσ curren⌠ ì
- option defaults«
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- Fo≥ example¼ D─ ma∙ bσ configureΣ t∩ usσ standou⌠ vide∩ iε it≤ director∙ ì
- display« Othe≥ distributioε default≤ arσ t∩ lis⌠ file≤ verticall∙ anΣ no⌠ ì
- t∩ alway≤ rese⌠ thσ disδ systeφ beforσ displayinτ thσ directory« Thesσ ì
- default≤ ma∙ bσ toggleΣ b∙ usinτ option≤ iε thσ commanΣ line.
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- D─ i≤ distributeΣ configureΣ t∩ usσ thσ BIO╙ LISTS╘ printe≥ statu≤ checδ ì
- beforσ doinτ an∙ printing« Somσ system≤ gaτ oε thi≤ check¼ s∩ i⌠ ma∙ bσ ì
- turneΣ ofµ usinτ ZCNFG«
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- Overview
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- D─ i≤ ß ZCPR│ Disδ Director∙ utilit∙ designeΣ t∩ bσ a≤ eas∙ a≤ possiblσ t∩ ì
- usσ fo≥ routine¼ everyda∙ purposes« Fo≥ mimumuφ size¼ i⌠ ha≤ onl∙ thosσ ì
- option≤ tha⌠ I'vσ founΣ mos⌠ usefu∞ fo≥ everyda∙ usσ oε m∙ owε system¼ a≤ ì
- therσ arσ othe≥ director∙ utilitie≤ tha⌠ wil∞ displa∙ morσ specializeΣ ì
- informatioε wheneve≥ tha⌠ informatioε i≤ required« Fo≥ usσ witΦ largσ ì
- directories¼ a≤ arσ ofteε founΣ oε harΣ disδ partitions¼ thσ summar∙ linσ ì
- appear≤ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ thσ display« Thσ displa∙ i≤ paged¼ anΣ ma∙ bσ ì
- aborteΣ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ an∙ pagσ witΦ ß ^C«
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- Aε importan⌠ (fo≥ me⌐ anΣ uniquσ featurσ oµ D─ i≤ it≤ abilit∙ t∩ displa∙ ì
- file≤ selecteΣ b∙ ß filenamσ attributσ masδ a≤ wel∞ a≤ b∙ thσ morσ typica∞ ì
- filenamσ mask« Sincσ m∙ everyda∙ filσ cop∙ utilit∙ i≤ ACOPY¼ whicΦ caε ì
- selec⌠ file≤ fo≥ copyinτ b∙ botΦ filenamσ attributσ masδ a≤ wel∞ a≤ ì
- filenamσ mask¼ ╔ fel⌠ ╔ needeΣ somethinτ morσ specifiπ thaε thσ ZRDOS/ZSDO╙ ìèutilit∙ DF┴ (Displa∙ Filσ Attributes⌐ t∩ checδ whicΦ file≤ haΣ specifiπ ì
- attribute≤ se⌠ wheε ╔ wa≤ writinτ ß copyinτ alia≤ using ACOPY«
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- DF┴ display≤ al∞ thσ attribute≤ oµ thσ file≤ selecteΣ b∙ thσ specifieΣ ì
- filenamσ mask¼ whicΦ i≤ ver∙ completσ anΣ usefu∞ fo≥ seeinτ pattern≤ oµ ì
- attributes« DF┴ i≤ les≤ useful¼ however¼ wheε yo⌡ arσ tryinτ t∩ determinσ ì
- whicΦ file≤ havσ specifieΣ attribute≤ set« D─ wa≤ written¼ iε part¼ t∩ ì
- displa∙ thσ file≤ selecteΣ b∙ thσ specifieΣ filenamσ masδ tha⌠ als∩ havσ ì
- an∙ oµ thσ selecteΣ filenamσ attribute≤ F1-F╕ se⌠ iε orde≥ t∩ hel≡ ì
- determinσ filename/attributσ mask≤ fo≥ usσ witΦ ACOPY¼ RENAM┌ anΣ ERAZ.
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- Sincσ AC¼ ACOP┘ anΣ extendeΣ operatinτ system≤ likσ ZRDO╙ anΣ ZSDO╙ allo≈ ì
- thσ usσ oµ thσ archivσ attributσ a≤ aε aiΣ iε selectinτ file≤ t∩ bσ backeΣ ì
- up¼ D─ caε als∩ displa∙ onl∙ non-archiveΣ file≤ (tha⌠ is¼ file≤ tha⌠ havσ ì
- beeε modifieΣ afte≥ havinτ beeε originall∙ archiveΣ b∙ utilitie≤ sucΦ a≤ ì
- SF┴ o≥ ACOPY)« Thi≤ help≤ yo⌡ checδ t∩ seσ whicΦ file≤ havσ beeε modifieΣ ì
- afte≥ yo⌡ ruε ß prograφ o≥ serie≤ oµ program≤ o≥ arσ read∙ t∩ d∩ ß filσ ì
- backup«
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- Sometimes¼ however¼ aε archivσ bi⌠ wil∞ bσ rese⌠ eveε wheε ß filσ hasn'⌠ ì
- beeε changed« Wheε runninτ dBASEII¼ fo≥ example¼ ß databasσ filσ archivσ ì
- bi⌠ get≤ rese⌠ wheneve≥ thσ filσ i≤ openeΣ anΣ read¼ eveε iµ i⌠ hasn'⌠ beeε ì
- modified« Knowinτ tha⌠ yo⌡ aren'⌠ doinτ anythinτ t∩ modif∙ ß filσ anΣ tha⌠ ì
- D─ show≤ i⌠ a≤ changeΣ wil∞ hel≡ yo⌡ se⌠ u≡ ß backu≡ utilit∙ tha⌠ won'⌠ ì
- cop∙ lonτ file≤ needlessly«
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- Syntax
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- The syntax is:
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- DD [dir:][afn] [/option(s)]
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- D─ i≤ designeΣ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ t∩ typσ thσ filenamσ masδ '*.*º wheε ì
- yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ displa∙ al∞ thσ file≤ iε ß director∙ anΣ als∩ t∩ selec⌠ ì
- options« Iµ ß filenamσ masδ i≤ specified¼ thσ optioε flaτ character¼ '/'¼ ì
- i≤ optional« Fo≥ example:
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- A0>DD /AT = A0>DD *.* /AT = A0>DD *.* AT
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- HOWEVE╥ - iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ morσ thaε FIV┼ option≤ withou⌠ usinτ ß filenamσ ì
- masδ sucΦ a≤ '*.*'¼ D─ wil∞ thinδ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ specifyinτ ß filename«
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- Thi≤ limitatioε i≤ imposeΣ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε stil∞ usσ ß filenamσ masδ t∩ ì
- selec⌠ filename≤ beginninτ witΦ '/º a≤ lonτ a≤ thσ commanΣ linσ tai∞ (thσ ì
- filenamσ masδ anΣ optioε request⌐ i≤ a⌠ leas⌠ SEVE╬ character≤ long« Thσ ì
- wildcard≤ '*º anΣ '?º anΣ an∙ space≤ coun⌠ a≤ filemasδ characters¼ bu⌠ thσ ì
- filename/filetypσ separato≥ '.º doe≤ not« D─ wil∞ accep⌠ extrß space≤ ì
- afte≥ thσ prograφ name¼ thσ filenamσ mask¼ anΣ afte≥ thσ optioε request¼ s∩ ì
- thσ easies⌠ wa∙ t∩ makσ surσ yo⌡ havσ a⌠ leas⌠ seveε character≤ iε you≥ ì
- request≤ fo≥ shor⌠ filenamσ mask≤ beginninτ witΦ '/'¼ i≤ t∩ jus⌠ adΣ ì
- severa∞ extrß space≤ beforσ pressinτ <RET>.
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- Fo≥ example:
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- DD /* /A<RET> wil∞ displa∙ AL╠ files¼ no⌠ jus⌠ those
- -->12345áááááááááááábeginninτ witΦ '/'¼ a≤ it ha≤ onl∙ five
- character≤ iε thσ commanΣ linσ tail.
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- DD /* /A <RET> i≤ ok¼ becausσ oµ thσ extrß spacσs afterì
- -->1234567ááááá thσ optioε request«
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- DD /* /A<RET> i≤ also ok¼ becausσ oµ thσ extrß spacesì
- -->1234567ááááá before thσ optioε request«
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- Options
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- Option≤ ma∙ appea≥ iε an∙ order« Iµ botΦ member≤ oµ thσ 'Hº anΣ 'Vº o≥ thσ ì
- 'Aº anΣ 'Sº optioε pair≤ arσ selected¼ thσ las⌠ specifieΣ optioε wil∞ bσ ì
- invoked« Thσ defaul⌠ option≤ are:
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- 1 - 8 Displa∙ onl∙ thσ file≤ selecteΣ b∙ thσ filenamσ masδ ì
- áááááááááátha⌠ als∩ havσ AN┘ oµ thσ selecteΣ combinatioε oµ thσ ì
- ááááááááááfilσ attribute≤ F▒ througΦ F8 set« Ver∙ usefu∞ iε ì
- ááááááááááconjunctioε witΦ thσ attributσ filσ cop∙ utilit∙ ACOPY.
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- A - Displa∙ all (botΦ directory anΣ system⌐ files« Thσ ì
- áááááááááádefaul⌠ displa∙ i≤ directory file≤ only.
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- S - Display only system files.
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- N - Displa∙ onl∙ non-archiveΣ (changed⌐ files« File≤ mus⌠ ì
- ááááááááááhavσ beeε archiveΣ first« Usefu∞ fo≥ filσ backu≡ ì
- áááááááááápurpose≤ iε conjunctioε witΦ thσ filσ cop∙ utilitie≤ A├ ì
- ááááááááááo≥ ACOPY« Thσ commanΣ D─ /╬ wil∞ displa∙ al∞ non-ì
- ááááááááááarchiveΣ director∙ file≤ oε thσ curren⌠ directory¼ anΣ ì
- ááááááááááthσ commanΣ D─ /N┴ wil∞ displa∙ al∞ thσ non-archiveΣ ì
- áááááááááádirector∙ AN─ systeφ files.
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- U - Displa∙ al∞ (botΦ director∙ anΣ system⌐ file≤ froφ al∞ ì
- ááááááááááuse≥ area≤ OTHE╥ thaε thσ loggeΣ use≥ area« Thi≤ i≤ ì
- ááááááááááusefu∞ a≤ ß mean≤ oµ quickl∙ checkinτ whethe≥ therσ arσ ì
- ááááááááááfile≤ iε an∙ othe≥ use≥ area≤ oε thσ disk« An∙ ì
- ááááááááááspecifieΣ filenamσ masδ wil∞ bσ ignored¼ bu⌠ al∞ othe≥ ì
- ááááááááááoptions¼ sucΦ a≤ 'S'¼ '1º - '7º anΣ 'Nº wil∞ stil∞ ì
- ááááááááááfurthe≥ select thσ file≤ t∩ bσ displayed« DisplayeΣ ì
- ááááááááááfile≤ wil∞ no⌠ havσ thei≥ use≥ area≤ identifieΣ a≤ thi≤ ì
- áááááááááái≤ primaril∙ ß 'checkº function« I⌠ i≤ als∩ ß quicδ ì
- ááááááááááwa∙ t∩ displa∙ thσ spacσ remaininτ oε ß disδ witΦ ß ì
- áááááááááálargσ director∙ tha⌠ i≤ iε onl∙ onσ use≥ areß withou⌠ ì
- áááááááááátakinτ thσ timσ t∩ sor⌠ anΣ displa∙ thσ wholσ ì
- áááááááááádirectory.
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- T - Displa∙ thσ selecteΣ file≤ alphabetizeΣ b∙ filσ typσ
- ááááááááááanΣ theε b∙ filσ name« Thσ defaul⌠ displa∙ i≤ ì
- ááááááááááalphabetizeΣ b∙ filσ name¼ theε b∙ filσ type.
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- H - Lis⌠ file≤ horizontally¼ mostl∙ fo≥ usσ witΦ multi-pagσ ì
- áááááááááádisplays« Thσ defaul⌠ i≤ vertica∞ listing¼ anΣ ma∙ bσ ì
- ááááááááááchangeΣ t∩ horizonta∞ listinτ b∙ patchinτ (seσ below)« ì
- ááááááááááThσ hel≡ messagσ wil∞ alway≤ reflec⌠ thσ defaul⌠ ì
- áááááááááálistinτ b∙ showinτ botΦ thσ defaul⌠ settinτ anΣ thσ ì
- ááááááááááappropriatσ non-defaul⌠ option« AlthougΦ onl∙ onσ oµ ì
- ááááááááááthσ 'Hº o≥ 'Vº option≤ i≤ displayeΣ iε thσ hel≡ ì
- áááááááááámessage¼ botΦ arσ, in fac⌠, alway≤ available.
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- P - SenΣ thσ director∙ listinτ t∩ you≥ printe≥ iε additioε ì
- áááááááááát∩ displayinτ i⌠ oε thσ console« D─ check≤ you≥ ì
- ááááááááááprinte≥ t∩ seσ iµ i⌠ i≤ connecteΣ anΣ ready« Iµ i⌠ i≤ ì
- ááááááááááno⌠ ready¼ D─ wil∞ displa∙ 'Printe≥ No⌠ Readyº rathe≥ ì
- ááááááááááthaε locδ u≡ you≥ system¼ anΣ wil∞ theε displa∙ thσ ì
- áááááááááádirector∙ oε thσ consolσ only«
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- R - Rese⌠ thσ disδ systeφ (fo≥ checkinτ thσ directorie≤ anΣ ì
- ááááááááááfreσ spacσ oε ß numbe≥ oµ disk≤ iε thσ samσ drive¼ onσ ì
- ááááááááááafte≥ thσ othe≥ wheε no⌠ usinτ extendeΣ operatinτ ì
- áááááááááásystem≤ tha⌠ d∩ thi≤ automatically)« Thi≤ caε bσ se⌠ ì
- áááááááááát∩ bσ thσ defaul⌠ conditioε b∙ patchinτ (seσ below)« ì
- ááááááááááWheε thσ disδ rese⌠ optioε i≤ selected¼ D─ print≤ ß ì
- áááááááááárese⌠ messagσ before displaying the directory.