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P C D v2.21
Paddy's Change Directory
PCD is an easy-to-use directory-change tool for OS/2 2.x able to handle both
HPFS and FAT partitions as well as long filenames.
It is written in Rexx and EMX 0.8g.
Installation
==============
The first time you use PCD it asks you to enter four paths:
- Path of PCDCMP.EXE Contains the sorting routines.
- Path of the PCD.IDX-file This file is the index-file in which the
directories are stored. It remains on
your disk.
- Path of the temporary .IDX The temporary index contains the just
found filenames during the scanning-
process and is automatically deleted
after the scan.
- Path of a temp file for PCDCMP.EXE This file will be created by PCDCMP.EXE
during the sorting and deleted after
the sort.
To change these settings later type "PCD /INIT".
The file PCD.CMD has to be in the path (e.g. C:\TOOLS). The EMX.DLL file
must be in a directory included in the LIBPATH= statement of your
CONFIG.SYS. To view your current settings type "set " <Enter> at any prompt.
You should create a program in the Startup-folder to update the index-file
automatically everytime the system is booting.
To build or update the index-file run "PCD /SCAN".
Usage
=======
To change to the directory <dir-name> just type "PCD <dir-name>". Instead
of the whole directory-name <dir-name> can also be a substring of it. If
the substring is ambiguous PCD presents a menu of all dirs including the
substring. Here you can choose to which dir you want to change to by hitting
the appropriate number key. If you hit <Enter> PCD changes to the first
entry of the list. To scroll up and down use the arror-keys. Small arrows
in the right border indicate whether you can scroll or not.
<Escape> exits without any changes.
Commandline arguments
=======================
"md"
With PCD it is possible to create directories and update the index-file with-
out the need for a new "/SCAN".
Usage: "PCD md <dir-name>"
"rd"
The same way you can remove your dirs with an update of the index-file.
Usage: "PCD rd <dir-name>"
"/SCAN"
This command scans your partitions and stores the directory tree in the
index-file PCD.IDX.
"/INIT"
Necessary to adapt OS2.INI for the use of PCD (stores the above mentioned
informations).
"/CLEAR"
Deletes PCD's informations in the OS2.INI.
Copyrights & Thanks
=====================
For non-commercial use PCD is distributed as cardware. If you find PCD useful,
a postcard would be appreciated. Otherwise you must pay a fee of US$ 10 or
15 DM for your registration.
PCD: copyright by Patrick Asché.
EMX: copyright by Eberhard Mattes.
The author wants to thank Markus Rex for the documentation.
Contacting the author
=======================
For suggestions and any other purposes you can reach the author by the
following ways:
Via Internet
------------
pkasche@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de
pkasche@cip1.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de
sz0074@epix.rrze.uni-erlangen.de
sz0074@daphne.rrze.uni-erlangen.de
or via IRC: Paddi
Via Mail
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Patrick Asché
Theodor-von-Zahn-Str. 7
91052 Erlangen
Germany
DON'T FORGET SENDING YOUR POSTCARDS!!!!!!