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|E║ |5Helpware|E ║ ^1 Change Directory Tree |E ║ |5Helpware|E ║
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^Cby
^CPaul Sobolik
Now that spring is in full swing most folks are enjoying the warmer
weather, the beautiful flowers, and the general greening of the earth.
However, spring also brings its share of unpleasantness such as income
taxes, allergy attacks, and the dreaded ritual of ^1SPRING CLEANING^0.
If you've gotten the "Insufficient disk space" error when copying
files onto your 40-meg-or-greater system, perhaps its time you bit the
bullet and did a little spring cleaning on the old computer. The
first step is to find out just what files are cluttering up your hard
disk. That's where ^1Change Directory Tree^0 (CDT) comes in.
CDT gives you a clear picture of all the directories and sub-
directories on your hard disk. You can easily view the contents of a
directory to see if it's worth keeping. If you decide to give a
directory the axe, then just press ENTER. You will automatically
change to this directory and you can use the DOS commands to
clear the directory from the disk. CDT will also work on floppy
diskettes.
CDT is a very simple program to use. Here's how it works.
^1SETTING UP CDT
The best idea is to use the ^1Copy It^0 option to place CDT in a
directory that is in your PATH statement. (See your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
or your DOS Manual for help with the PATH statement.) Once you have
it there, you can type the CDT command at any prompt and your system
will always find it.
^1FIRST THINGS FIRST
The first time you run CDT, the program builds a directory
index for your disk and saves it to a file in the root directory
called DIRTREE.DAT. If you create new sub-directories or delete old
ones and you wish to update the index file, simply invoke CDT with the
"-i" switch as shown below.
CDT -i
^1THE PROGRAM ENVIRONMENT
If the index file does not need to be created for a disk, you will
zip right into the program. Once inside the program, the directory
tree for your disk will appear on the left-hand side of the screen.
You can move around in the directory tree using the keyboard or the
mouse.
^1ACTIVE KEYS
Up Arrow - Move up one directory in the tree.
Down Arrow - Move down one directory in the tree.
HOME - Move to root directory of the tree.
END - Move to last directory listed in the tree.
PgUp - Scroll up one page in the tree.
PgDn - Scroll down one page in the tree.
F2 - Display contents of the highlighted directory.
ENTER - Exit program and change to highlighted directory.
ESC - Exit program and stay in same directory.
F1 - Helpful Hints.
^1MOUSING AROUND
For all you mouse crazed people out there, the CDT program can be
mouse driven. To move around in the directory tree, simply place the
mouse cursor on the desired directory and click. A second click on a
directory and CDT exits the program and changes you to that directory.
You will also notice a Function Key List along the bottom of the
screen. To perform one of these functions, simply place the cursor in
the desired box and click.
^1OUTSIDE OF BBD
To run this program outside the ^1Big Blue Disk^0 menu,
type ^1CDT^0.
Disk files this program uses:
^F CDT.EXE
^F DIRTREE.DAT