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- SORTDIR - Version 3.0
-
- Dave Rand
- 10232-160 Street
- Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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- SORTDIR is intended as a utility to ease the use of any CP/M based
- system. It simply places the directory in alphabetical order, and places
- all the 'deleted' entries at the end of the directory.
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- Unlike SAPX, SORTDIR does not delete zero length files. As I label my
- user areas, with zero length files, it would obviously not be beneficial
- to destroy the labels just to have the directory in order.
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- Having the directory in alpha order has a number of side effects:
- programs like SD, DD and the like operate faster, since they do not
- have preform a sort themselves; MLIST, TYPE-15 and other multiple-
- file handling programs enjoy the benefit of having the files displayed
- in alpha order when a wildcard filespec is given; it becomes easier to
- locate a directory entry when using DU, or doing any operations on the
- directory itself.
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- SORTDIR gives a report of some useful information, as is seen below.
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- A0>sortdir b:
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- Sortdir Version 3.0 Alpha One Micro-Consulting Ltd.
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- Loading directory track.
- Sorting directory. <---- This step seldom takes more than
- Writing directory track. one second.
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- Disk Statistics
- Number of compares : 1793 <---- How many compares were needed
- Number of exchanges: 0 <---- How many exchanges were needed
- Possible entries : 256 <---- Maximum # of directory entries
- Active entries : 112 <---- Number currently active
- Deleted entries : 144 <---- Number available
- User areas active : 0 1 5 15 <---- User areas 'in use'
- Disk space used : 894K <---- Used space (all user areas)
- Disk space free : 92K <---- Free space
- Percent full : 89% <---- Pecentage occupation of disk
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- In all, SORTDIR is a fast, useful tool for maintaining directories!
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- <---- Pecentage occupation of disk
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- In all, SORTDIR is a fast, useful too