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FIND.EXE Mini-Manual
Purpose:
FIND scans the domain.txt file in the root directory of
the current drive for a string. It can be used to locate
the IP address associated with a given host name, or vice
versa.
Environment:
FIND is written in Microsoft Quick Pascal for the MS-DOS
environment. The source is included in the file.
Usage:
Execute FIND after shelling out to DOS. You may enter either
of the following forms of the command:
find abcde
where abcde is the search string, or simply
find
The first form causes the program to search domain.txt for
all occurrences of the single search string appearing on
the command line. The search is NOT case-sensitive; that
is, the command
find joe
will locate occurrences of the string "Joe" as well as "JOE"
and "joe", etc. Blanks within the search string are
not allowed.
All occurrences of the string are located and listed (see
below.) The program lists a screen at a time, waiting for
the ENTER key to be pressed before continuing to the next screen.
If a search string on the command line is used, the program will
terminate after the last end-of-screen keypress.
If you enter only "find" on the command line, the program
prompts for the search string and asks if you wish to
search for another string after printing the last screen
from the first search. [Answer "y" or "n" without
quotation marks.] Otherwise, this form of the command
operates identically to the above.
Output:
The program always displays the line on which the search string
is found.
If this line begins with a "#" character, it also prints every
line to (but not including) the next line beginning with a "#".
With a domain.txt file formatted like that used in this area,
this will result in the line containing the operator's name
and the hostname/address information to be printed.
If the line does NOT begin with a "#" character, the preceding
line and all following up to (but not including) the next line
starting with "#" will be displayed. For our domain.txt format,
this USUALLY results in the same display as the above. (The
exception occurs when the string is found in an alias and not
in the original hostname/address line. In this case, the line
containing the operator's name may be left off.)
This program is being distributed without charge in the spirit of sharing
that sets our hobby apart. Please feel free to distribute and enjoy.
Address any questions, comments, brickbats, etc., to ka6buv.ampr.org /
44.56.4.89. (Al Williams, Concord, MA.)