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* 3-22-92 'Documentation' for FITT version 1.01
* Why FITT? There's several ways to copy a group of files to diskettes.
BACKUP fills the diskettes nicely, but the files are not
useable until you RESTORE them. XCOPY also does the trick,
but doesn't fill each diskette the way you'd like. There is
an OS/2 utility called FIT which does this, but it's author
did not see fit to retain the last-modified date across the
copy. I wrote FITT to handle the dates properly, and also
as a programming exercise while learning C. I also added
a command line switch to clear-out the root directories of
the target diskettes
* How FITT? The default behavior of FITT is simply to copy files from
the source path to the target while leaving any existing
files untouched. If the target contains a file which is a
match for the file that FITT wants to copy, it will prompt
you for permission to overwrite it. Depending on how you
respond, it over-writes the file or skips it and goes on to
the next. When each target diskette becomes full, you are
asked for another.
You can change the default behavior of FITT with the '-e'
switch which will cause FITT to erase existing files in the
root directory of the target diskettes before it begins to
copy files to them.
Note that in any case, FITT only uses the root directory of
the target for it's operations. Note also, that if FITT is
invoked with the -e parameter, it WILL erase any read-only,
hidden, or system files in the target's root directory. If
you use the -e switch, be careful what diskettes you use!
* Formats: You can use any diskette which the target drive can read.
You can mix 720's with 1.44's or mix 360's with 1.2's.
* Examples: FITT C:\MAX\FILE\PM_APPS\*.LZH A:
This would copy all files with the extension 'LZH' from the
specified directory to A:
FITT -e D:\C6\SOURCE\*.C B:
Copy specified files to drive B: As each target diskette
is inserted, FITT erases all files in the root directory of
B: before it starts to copy files.
* Tested? Of course i tested it. But you should understand that i am
*not* a professional programmer, and that FITT was written
as an excercise by an amateur. Like any other producer of
software, i do not warrant that FITT is fit for any purpose
at all, nor will i even say that it's safe to use. Use it
at your own risk.
* Money? Can you spare some money? If you can, and if you like FITT
then send me some money. I am unemployed and broke. If you
can't spare any money, then use FITT as 'freeware' with my
blessing. FITT is not copyrighted, but please do not sell
it to people as your own.
* Comments? Send comments by EMAIL to 'Bill Becker' on Fidonet 1:16/234
or on CIS 70451,1403.