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SHORT: CD and find files/dirs quickly (uses a database)
930915 QuickTools Release 1.0
Requires an Amiga with OS compatible with Workbench 2.04.
Copyright © 1993 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
three 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.
These programs are a must for any serious hard-disk user!!
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 (<2K) and QFind (1K) 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.