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DIRECTORY COMMANDER PLUS
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Version 1.3
Copyright 1991 by Chuck Steenburgh
& Tay-Jee Software
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DOS Version 5.00 adds many new features to the venerable
dir[ectory] command. What makes these new options even more
useful is the addition of the environment variable DIRCMD. By
using DIRCMD, you can store your favorite switches for the dir
command in the environment so you don't have to keep typing them
on the command line.
The problem, of course, is that these switches are still
just as cryptic as ever. For example, the command:
dir /og
means to show all files with subdirectories grouped before the
files. Makes sense, doesn't it? That's what we said.
We wrote DIRECTORY COMMANDER to make life a little easier
for myself. Instead of requiring you to spend 10 minutes look-
ing through your DOS 5.00 manual to remember what all those
switches are so you can compose a SET DIRCMD= line, DIRECTORY
COMMANDER will guide you through the process of selecting your
desired options from a simple, menu-driven display. DIRECTORY
COMMANDER will then create a small batch file containing the
options you have selected. Just execute this batch file, and
your preferences will be saved to the environment.
Material that differs from the documentation for the prev- |
ious version is set off by vertical lines in the margin. |
STARTING DIRECTORY COMMANDER
Starting DIRECTORY COMMANDER couldn't be easier. Simply
type DCPLUS at the command line. You will see a small box
containing the words "DIRCMDr PLUS" at the top of the screen,
and two larger boxes below.
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The box on the left (surrounded by double lines) contains
the Directory Options menu. Select these options by pressing
the first letter in the option name (highlighted in blue on
color displays). Pressing the first letter will toggle an
"X" off and on next to the option. "X" means that option is
currently selected.
[ ] Pause when full
This activates the /p switch. When the screen fills,
you will be asked by DOS to press any key to continue.
[ ] Wide format
This activates the /w switch. Filenames only will be
displayed in five columns across the screen. Has no
effect if the "File names only" option is selected.
[ ] Subdirectories
This activates the /s switch. In addition to the cur-
rent directory, all subdirectories beneath it will be
included.
[ ] File names only
This will eliminate all of the "extraneous" information
from the listing, producing only a list of filenames
(in the format FILENAME.EXT) with no headers or footers.
Activates the /b switch.
[ ] Lowercase only
This activates the /l switch. All file and directory
names will be displayed in lower case.
[ ] DIRCMD Set |
When activated, this option will cause DIRECTORY COMMANDER |
to write a small batch file named SETFILE.BAT containing |
the commands necessary to set the DIRCMD environment vari- |
able. You can subsequently run SETFILE.BAT to set the |
DIRCMDR variable. If you start DIRECTORY COMMANDER using |
the batch file DCP.BAT, SETFILE.BAT will AUTOMATICALLY be |
executed when this option is checked. |
The box on the right side of the screen (initially sur-
rounded by single lines) contains what two "special options."
These are the /a (attribute) and /o (order of sort) switches.
This large box is divided into two smaller boxes, one for each
of these two options.
This menu operates a little differently. Like the simple
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Directory Options, "Attributes" and "Order of Sort" can be
selected by pressing the first letter of their names (high-
lighted in blue). Initially, both options are turned off
(no "X" displayed next to option name). When you press the
"a" or "o" key for the first time, you will activate that
option AND the Special Options menu. Note that single lines
will now appear around the Directory Options Menu and double
lines will appear around the appropriate portion of the Special
Options menu.
When the Special Options menu is active, you can select
additional options. These options appear below the words
"Attributes" and "Order of Sort." When you select either "a"
or "o", the corresponding set of special options becomes active
(first letter is highlighted in green). These options are
described below:
Attributes Special Options:
Hidden (displays hidden files)
System (displays system files)
Directories (displays only subdirectories)
Archive (displays files needing backup)
Read Only (displays read only files)
Order of Sort Special Options:
Name (sorts by file name from a-z)
Extension (sorts by extension from a-z)
Date & Time (sorts by date & time, earliest to latest)
Size (sorts by size, smallest to largest)
Files First (displays all files before subdirectories)
When you select one of the special options, a plus sign
(+) appears in front of that option. This turns it on.
Selecting the special option a second time puts a minus sign
(-) in front of the option. This activates the option "in
reverse." For the atttribute options, all files which DO NOT
possess this attribute will be displayed. For order of sort
options, the sort order will be reversed. Selecting the
option a third time will toggle it off.
For the Order of Sort options menu, the order in which
you select options is important. This is the order in which
those options will appear on the command line. For example,
let's say that you want to have all directories listed first
(alphabetically), then all files listed (alphabetically).
To select this option, you would first press "o" (for Order
of Sort) from the Directory Options menu. The Special Options
menu for Order of Sort will activate. Then press "f" twice
(two "reverse" the files first option). A minus (-) sign
and the numeral "1" should appear next to the "Files first"
option. Next, press "n" for "Name" option. A plus (+)
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sign and the numeral "2" should appear to the left of the
"Name" option. When the SET DIRCMD= string is written, it
will appear as "/ogn".
As long as the Special Options menu is active, you can
toggle on/reversed/off as many of the appropriate special
options as you want. When you are finished, press ESC and the
Directory Options Menu will be reactivated.
If you press "a" or "o" a second time from the Directory
Options menu, that option (and any of the associated options
such as (N)ame, (S)ize, etc.) will be turned off.
When you are done selecting options, and the Directory
Options menu is active (surrounded by double lines), press
ESC to exit. A message will appear in the lower left hand
corner displaying the SET DIRCMD= string which you have
created. This string will be written to a batch file named
SETFILE.BAT in the current directory.
Once you are back at the DOS command line, type SETFILE
and press enter to save your DIRCMD settings to the environ-
ment. If you like, copy the contents of SETFILE.BAT to your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file so these options will be in effect every
time you boot your machine.
For those of you who want speedy results, the simple batch |
file DCP.BAT is included. DCP.BAT starts DIRECTORY COMMANDER |
and then runs SETFILE.BAT if you specify that the DIRCMD |
variable be set. |
HELP |
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Pressing F1 from any portion of the program will call up |
a window displaying context-sensitive help. There is a sepa- |
rate, two-part help display for each of the three menus. |
OMBUDSMAN
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that
the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to
resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by
contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The
ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for
members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545
Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message
via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman, 70007,3536.
DISCLAIMER
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The programs described in this documentation are guaran-
teed to do absolutely nothing! They have, however, in my exper-
ience performed essentially as described herein. The author
will not be responsible for any loss or damages caused through
the use of these programs. No warranty, express or implied,
is provided for this software's performance, merchantability,
or fitness for a particular purpose.
All trademarks are property of their respective owners.
DIRECTORY COMMANDER is part of 5th Dimension, the DOS 5.00 |
utility set. The set also includes FORMCMDr, a menu-driven |
front end for the FORMAT command, and a collection of DOSKEY |
macros. |
The programs and documentation are Copyright 1991 by Chuck
Steenburgh and Tay-Jee Software. You are encouraged to distri-
bute the UNREGISTERED VERSIONS of these programs provided the
conditions specified in the file VENDOR.DOC are met. |
You may evaluate this program for up to 30 days on a free
trial basis. After 30 days, you should register your use of
the program. The registration fee is $15, payable to Tay-Jee
Software at the address given below. Registration includes all |
programs in the 5th Dimension utility set. |
Registration has the following advantages:
- We are improving these programs all the time. Registration
will get you IMMEDIATELY a disk with the latest version.
You will also get the next major release of the program
sent to you free of charge.
- While we can't promise to include everyone's suggestions
in program updates, you can bet we'll listen to registered
users before any of you scrounges out there.
- You will also get an evaluation copy of our text file for-
matting program (used to produce the margins in this doc-
ument), and any other electronic creations we have decided
to unleash on a foolish, unsuspecting world. This includes
our best-selling STEENBURGH's STUFF, 19 utility programs
for use in batch files; and Back Soon!, a message-taking
utility.
Send comments/registrations to:
Tay-Jee Software
Post Office Box 835
Lexington, VA 24450
(703)464-5290
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