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║ DELETE-X Copyright 1993, 1994 Jason Meyer ║ │
║ Version 1.30 June 3, 1994 ║ │
║ All Rights Reserved. ║ │
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Please Send $10.00 │
Plus $2.00 S & H For │
Registration: │
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Jason Meyer │
3240 NE Jackson Rd Loop │
Hillsboro, OR 97124 │
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
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This Is An Evaluation Copy Of DELETE-X. It Is NOT Freeware. After The
30 Day Evaluation Is Up, You Must Either Delete The Software, Or Send Pay-
ment. It Is Not Legal To Use This Software Past The 30 Day Evaluation
Period Without Registering. To Register, Simply Print The File ORDER.FRM
Which Is Included In The Archive. Send The Form Plus A Check Or Money Order
For $12.00. This Includes $2.00 Shipping And Handling, And $10.00 For The
Registered Version Of DELETE-X. With Registration You Will Also Receive The
Random Screen Clearer. Both Programs For Only $12.00.
DISCLAIMER
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The programmer disclaims all warranties relating to this software,
whether expressed or implied, including without limitation any implied
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
functionality, data integrity or protection, and all such warranties are
expressly and specifically disclaimed. Neither Jason Meyer, or anyone
else who has been involved in the creation, production, or delivery of
this software shall be liable for any indirect, consequential, or
incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use such
software even if the programmer has been advised of the possibility of
such damages or claims. In no event shall Jason Meyer's liability for
any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the
software, regardless of the form of claim. The person using the
software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the
software.
CONTENTS
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Why Use Delete-X?........................................... 1
Features.................................................... 2
Usage....................................................... 3
Why Use Delete-X? 1
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Have you ever noticed that there is something missing from DOS Delete?
I sure have. I got sick and tired of switching between directories and
deleting files. I wanted to delete all files except for my compressed
ones. I'd have to go through each file extension and delete it, or I'd
have to copy the compressed file to another directory and then delete
all files in the directory, and then copy the compressed file back.
Well I knew there had to be a better way. So I made it.
Delete-X has features that DOS Delete can only dream of. With Delete-X,
you can exclude files from deletion, you can delete files that are older
or newer than a certain number of days, you can delete files bigger or
smaller than a certain size, verify each delete, and you can delete
read-only, hidden, and system files, all with the use of command-line
parameters.
Delete-X is distributed in its full release version. Nothing is held
back. However, if you register, you will get the newest version without
the "Please Register" screen. You will also receive a registered copy
of my random screen clearer. It randomly selects from over 15 different
clear screens that I programmed. You get it absolutely free with
registration of Delete-X.
Features 2
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-U Unconditional Delete With this option you can delete
read-only, hidden, and system
files.
-G Greater Than Size This option allows you to delete
files greater than the quallifier
size.
-S Smaller Than Size This option allows you to delete
files smaller than the quallifier
size.
-V Verify Each Delete You can use this option to choose
Y or N whether or not to delete each
file. This is particularly handy
when deleting a mixed assortment of
different files.
-O Older Than # Days This option allows you to delete all
files older than the quallifier
number of days.
-N Newer Than # Days This option allows you to delete all
files newer than the qualifier
number of days.
-X Exclude Files You can use this to exclude the files
that are included in the qualifier.
You may also use more than one exclude
per command line. Wild-Cards are
accepted in this option as well.
-h -? Help This will fade in the multi-color,
user-friendly help screen.
Usage 3
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-U The unconditional delete option does not have any
qualifiers. It is a stand-alone option to delete
all files in the directory.
-G<Size> The greater than size option requires the size quallifier
in bytes to immediately follow the -G command. That is,
that -G requires the size of files that you want to delete
immediately after the option.
Example:
DELX -G54000 *.*
This will delete all files greater than
54,000 bytes big.
-S<Size> The smaller than size option is similar to the greater than
size option. You must include the size in bytes immediately
after the -S option. This will delete any file smaller than
the number of bytes specified.
Example:
DELX -S29000 -G100000 *.*
This will delete all files smaller than
29,000 (29K) bytes and any files larger
than 100,000 (100K) bytes. The files that
will remain are those larger than 29K, but
smaller than 100K.
-V The verify delete option is a stand-alone option. There
are no qualifiers. It will allow you to select whether or
not to delete each file it encounters. That is, those files
that are not discluded by other options, such as -X.
-O<Days> The older than days option lets you delete files that are
older than the specified number of days. Similar to the
-G option, the -O option requires the qualifier to
immediately follow the -O. The qualifier is any number
of days you wish.
Example:
DELX -O60 *.BAS
This will delete any file with the .BAS extension
that is older than 2 months (60 Days).
Invalid:
DELX -O17.3 *.*
You can not use decimal points in any qualifiers.
Usage 4
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-N<Days> The newer than days option is similar to the older than
days option. The number of days qualifier must immediately
follow the -N. This will delete any file newer than the
number of days specified.
Example:
DELX -N30 -O90 *.*
This will delete any file newer than 30 days,
and older than 90 days.
Invalid:
DELX -N28.7 *.*
Never use decimal points in the qualifier.
-X<File(s)> The exclude file(s) option allows you to more easily pick
out the files that you don't want to delete. The file
name must immediately follow the -X option. You may use
wildcards (eg. *.*) in the exclude option. You may also
use more than one exclude in a single command. This option
is the one that I've found to be the most helpful.
Examples:
DELX -X*.ZIP -X*.PAK -X*.LZH *.*
This will delete all files in the directory except
for ZIP's, PAK's, and LZH's. As you can see,
multiple excludes can be a huge asset by saving you
time and key-strokes.
-? -h These options will bring up the help screen. On VGA systems,
the screen will fade out, and the help screen will fade in.
Without VGA, the screen will not fade, but multiple colors
are still used in the help screen itself. If you have a
CGA or Monochrome monitor, the colors will appear differently
on your systems, but they can still be deciphered. If you
have such a problem, let me know when you register, and
I'll send you a copy without fade-screen or colors.
Technical Stuff 5
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Exit Errorlevels:
0 Normal Exit
1 Include/Invalid Parameter(s)
2 Specify Files
3 Feature Not Implemented In This Version
4 Include/Invalid Qualifier
5 Invalid Operation
6 File Not Found
10 Help Displayed
Written and compiled in Borland Turbo Pascal Version 7.0
Special thanks to my good friends, Gregg and Mike for Beta testing Delete-X
Please help me to continue programming by taking the time to register Delete-X.
PKZIP (c) Copyright PKWARE Inc.
LHA (c) Copyright Haruyasu Yoshizaki
PAK (c) Copyright NoGate Consulting
Turbo Pascal (c) Copyright Borland International, Inc.