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Short: CD and find files/dirs quickly (uses a database)
Type: util/cli
Uploader: eivindno@idt.unit.no
Author: eivindno@idt.unit.no
940505 QuickTools Release 1.1
Requires an Amiga with OS compatible with Workbench 2.04.
Copyright © 1994 Ultima Thule Software, All Rights Reserved.
Author: Eivind Nordseth
QuickTools is the tool-package for the harddisk-owner who is tired of
writing long pathnames when changing directories and who doesn't have
the time to search for files manually. QuickTools consists mainly of
four small utilities and a library where the search-routines are. All
search-routines support standard AmigaDOS wildcards.
Qcd:
With this you can change directory by only writing enough of the
directory name to identify it. The directory can be anywhere on the
harddisk.
If you want to change to a directory with the following path:
'Harddisk0:Work/SAS/SelfMade/QuickCD'
It's several ways to do it:
You can write: 'Qcd Harddisk0:Work/SAS/SelfMade/QuickCD' (the hard way)
Or : 'Qcd hard:/sas//quic'
Or : 'Qcd Self/Quick'
Or : 'Qcd :///#?cd'
Or : 'Qcd QuickCD'
Or just : 'Qcd qui' (the fast way)
And bang you are in 'Harddisk0:Work/SAS/SelfMade/QuickCD' !!
Quite nice eh!!
QFind:
Search for files, scans through the database in just a few seconds.
QPop:
A commodity for file and directory searching.
QMan:
A documentation finding utility using the database to locate the
documentation file for a specified program. The found file can be shown
with a configurable viewer.
These programs are a must for any serious hard-disk user!!
Brief summary of news and fixes for Release 1.1:
- Default arguments for most commands can be put in a envirorment
variable.
- QCD opens selection requester on the active public screen if possible.
- Posiblilites to disable the selection requester in QCD.
- GetQInfo has got a number of new parameters: OLDERTHAN, DELAY,
SAVEREQUEST, EXCLUDEDIR, EXCLUDEFILE.
See QuickTools.doc for description of all changes.
Why use QuickTools instead of other similar utilities:
- All search routines support wildcards and are in a seperate library
which also could be used by *your* program without any trouble.
- Qcd, QFind and QMan is quite small and can be made resident.
- The database is quite compact, (37K to store 4500 filenames with
directory information).
- Qcd is almost as fast as the normal CD since the directory database
is kept resident in memory.
- QPop can pop up with a hotkey and the search result can be copied to
the clipboard so that it can be pasted to the input stream by program
supporting this.
- All GUI's can be controlled by the keyboard. No need to move your
hand to the mouse.
Not convinced ? Give it a try anyway.
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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778 256 67.0% 13-May-93 21:16:56 Bin.info
7916 4733 40.2% 17-Apr-94 14:22:12 bin/GetQInfo
2640 1775 32.7% 01-Nov-93 18:44:48 bin/Qcd
1160 847 26.9% 01-Nov-93 19:03:30 bin/QFind
1968 1343 31.7% 14-Apr-94 21:58:40 bin/QMan
11056 6249 43.4% 13-Apr-94 15:40:14 bin/QPop
546 271 50.3% 13-May-93 21:16:50 bin/QPop.info
497 228 54.1% 13-Apr-94 14:19:04 include/clib/quicktools_protos.h
2546 1036 59.3% 13-Apr-94 14:07:50 include/libraries/quicktools.h
434 149 65.6% 13-Apr-94 13:19:14 include/pragma/quicktools_pragmas.h
138 100 27.5% 13-May-93 21:16:50 include/proto/quicktools.h
7012 3835 45.3% 13-Apr-94 14:13:48 libs/quicktools.library
6479 1876 71.0% 05-May-94 11:36:16 QTLibrary/quicktools.doc
267 162 39.3% 13-May-93 21:16:54 QTLibrary/QuickTools.fd
17045 6675 60.8% 05-May-94 11:38:14 QuickTools.doc
257 145 43.5% 13-May-93 21:16:54 s/Qasn
184 126 31.5% 13-May-93 21:16:54 s/Qdir
2779 1367 50.8% 05-May-94 11:45:06 Short.readme
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