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DOCUMENTATION FOR 'GUMUPs':
GARBS' UNSUPPORTED MODERATELY USEFUL PROGRAMS
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I. Introduction
GUMUPs are small but useful utility programs which have been
placed in the public domain by J. P. Garbers (me). They may be distributed
freely, but may NOT be included in marketed software without my express
written consent.
As the acronym implies, I cannot support the GUMUPs. I have
tested them thoroughly and use them every day on my own system, but
I cannot be held liable for any problems they may create for you.
I am also not responsible for providing updates, fixes, or patches
for new operating system releases or nonstandard hardware configurations.
Comments are welcome. See the appendix for my addresses.
The GUMUPs were developed under a grant from Userview Corporation.
II. OBTAINING GUMUPs
The GUMUPs may be obtained from a number of sources. First,
when Radio Free PC is on the air (as announced in POST IBM on the
Source), users of the Crosstalk communications package may call the
system at 404-294-6879 to do a direct download of the files.
Users of the Source may also obtain the GUMUPs in HEX format
files. These files will have to be converted to binary form before
they are used. To do this conversion, a program called PC-HEX may
be obtained from the same account (12)CL0040. The PC-HEX program
is in Microsoft BASIC and is self-documenting.
Users without communications capabilities may wish to send me
a formatted diskette with a stamped, self-addressed return mailer
(I will return no diskettes without a stamped return mailer), which I
will return with the GUMUP programs. Feel free to send along any nice
public domain software if you take this route.
In any case, I would appreciate it if you would drop me a note
letting me know where you got the programs, and how you like them.
III. LF.COM
LF is a program which provides a selective directory listing
sorted by extension and filename.
INVOKING THE PROGRAM: LF may be invoked with the same options
as DIR, i.e. 'LF', 'LF B:', 'LF *.ASM', etc. However, if either the
filename or extension is not supplied on the command line, LF will fill
it in with wildcards; thus, 'LF .ASM' is the same as 'LF *.ASM' and
will list all the files with the extension '.ASM'.
LIMITATIONS: LF has been successfully used on 160K and 320K
floppy drives. It should work equally well on any DOS-compatible
drive, and should be transportable to any MS-DOS system.
IV. VDEL.COM
VDEL is a program which allows selective deletion of files.
INVOKING THE PROGRAM: VDEL may be invoked by typing
'VDEL fname.ext' at the command prompt. Wildcards may (and usually will)
be used, i.e. 'VDEL *.ASM'.
If any matching files are found, VDEL will display the name of
the file, and ask if it should be deleted. Pressing 'Y' or 'y' will
delete the file. Pressing ESC stops the program. Any other key will
leave the file alone and continue asking about other matching files.
I strongly encourage you to use VDEL instead of DEL or ERASE
when doing wild-card deletions. It is too easy to accidentally delete
a file you wanted to keep when using the normal DOS commands.
LIMITATIONS: VDEL should be transportable to any MS-DOS system.
V. FK.COM
FK is a function key handler for the IBM PC. Full documentation
is available in the external document FK.DOC.
VI. SYSTAT.COM
SYSTAT provides you with information about all the disks
currently accessible to your system.
INVOKING THE PROGRAM: From DOS command level, type SYSTAT. No
arguments are needed. SYSTAT will report on all drives available on
your system, showing their capacities, free space, names, and comments.
Both SYSTAT and CD (see below) make use of .NAM files for disk iden-
tification. With EDLIN or any other editor (or with a quick COPY CON DISK.NAM),
create a file with the extension .NAM. The file should consist of one
line describing the contents of the file (i.e. 'communications programs',
'utility packages', 'BASIC games', etc.) SYSTAT and CD will display
the contents of the .NAM file to help you keep track of what's currently in
your system. There should only be one .NAM file per diskette.
LIMITATIONS: SYSTAT and CHKDSK occasionally disagree about disk
free space.
SYSTAT should be compatible with all hard-disk and RAM-disk systems,
and is transportable to any MS-DOS system.
VII. CD.COM
CD logs a new drive (or remains on the current one), displays
the drive's name and description, and presents a sorted directory.
INVOKING THE PROGRAM: From DOS command level, type CD x: where
x: is the drive you wish to use. Normally, you would just type x: to
do this. CD will connect you to the drive, display the disk's logical
name and description (see discussion of .NAM files above), and
display the disk's directory sorted by extension and file name.
LIMITATIONS: CD should be compatible with all MS-DOS systems.
VIII. WAIT.COM
WAIT is only useful in batch files. It takes about three
seconds to count down from three before continuing. Thus, it allows
a user to interrupt a batch file (if, perhaps, an error occurred at
one stage in the batch processing), but will not require attention
during unattended operation (unlike the standard DOS command PAUSE,
which will wait forever for a keypress).
APPENDIX
I may be reached Source mail at CL0040, or via U.S. mail at
Jeffrey P. Garbers
890E Clubhouse Circle West
Decatur, GA 30032
Upon receiving this document, please do me a favor and
and send me a note containing your name, address, and where you got the
programs. Monetary contributions will not be refused, but are not solicited;
comments, suggestions, criticisms, and contributions of quality public-domain
software will be especially appreciated.
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