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Short: V2.5: zDir - The Ultimate Dir-command.
Author: zznyyd@diku.dk (Finn Nielsen)
Uploader: zznyyd@diku.dk (Finn Nielsen)
Type: util/cli
Requires: Kickstart V37 or greater
zDir V2.5 (14.10.97) by Finn Nielsen - ©1997 ZzNyYd! Design.
Changes since V2.3 (last aminet release):
zDir will now check the width of the shellwindow when COLUMNS is a
negative number. Removed the 'Total' count from the normal (non-COMPACT)
look and replaced it with 'Size' (which used to be 'Dir size' from the -s
option). As a consequence the -s option has also been removed. Shortened
some strings.
Introduction:
When working a lot with a command line interface a good dir listing util
is a must. However the output from the List command, supplied on the
workbench disks, fills to much (I don't always need to know the state of
the protections bits and creation date and time), the Dir command (also
from the wb disks) doesn't give enough information and further more it
simply looks ugly and it sucks, and so does most other dir listing utils.
Some dir listing utils, such as xDir, xfdList and MList, comes in a
software package and exists only to support that special software package,
and, unfortunately, lack a lot of functionallity.
So here is zDir, a Dir listing util that has all the functionallity that
is required by a real Dir command, a nice look, a list option + it supports
the software packages xpk, xfd, fileid and MultiUser.
zDir can replace:
° C='s Dir.
° xDir (from the xpk-package).
° xfdList (from the xfd-package).
° WhatIs (from the FIDLIB-package).
° MList (from the MultiUser-package)
Features:
° Says "*** Ni." when you break it.
° 100% pure, can be made resident.
° Uses efficient memory-pools.
° Very fast assembly written sorting algorithm.
° Shows the full path of the directory that is read.
° Has a much nicer look than other dir-listing utils.
° Can output disksizes in Kb or MB.
° Sets the pr_Result2 field on error so the 'Why' command can be used.
Features accessible via options:
° List option (recognizes and ignores XFH-comments).
° Recursive option (can recursively read an entire directory tree).
° Sizecheck dirs option.
° Recognizes xpk-packed and powerpacked data-files internally.
° supports MultiUserFileSystem
(group & other protection bits + owner/group field).
° Supports xfdmaster.library and FileID.library.
° Can recursively scan a directory tree for a specific filename
or filecomment.
What zDir doesn't have:
° An LFORMAT argument: zDir is a Dir-command not a List-command!
When you need LFORMAT use List or something.
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1207 790 34.5% 14-Oct-97 12:50:58 Authentication.asc
270 164 39.2% 14-Oct-97 12:29:26 file_id.diz
10848 6951 35.9% 14-Oct-97 12:40:58 zDir
38134 15354 59.7% 14-Oct-97 12:50:10 zDir.guide
2663 1361 48.8% 14-Oct-97 12:29:48 zDir.readme
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