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- Docs for L.com - file directory and attribute utility
- R. Trevithick, 12/11/87
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-
- This is simply another directory utility, with the advantage that
- it can set file attributes to anything currently supported by
- Dos. It finds all entries matching the mask given, sorts them by
- name and extent, and displays them. It will set the attributes
- of the entries if an option parameter (beginning with '/') is
- present on the command line. The number of files found, with the
- total number of bytes, is then displayed at the bottom of the
- screen. The number of files that had their attribute byte
- changed will also be displayed.
-
- For example, to display all .exe files in the root directory:
-
- l \*.exe
-
- To change all *.bin files in the \utils directory to read-only,
- hidden, system and archive:
-
- l \utils\*.bin /rhsa
-
- To change them all to normal (attr byte = 0):
-
- l \utils\*.bin /n
-
- It will display all entries including hidden ones, and will show
- directories in reverse video, hidden and/or system files in lower
- case, and read-only files in dim video.
-
- The /d option will limit attribute-setting to directories only,
- with the default being files only.
-
- A simple help screen is available with a /? parameter.
-
-
-
- Revision 10/20/87:
-
- -Added support for displays with differing numbers of lines. Works well
- now in EGA 43 and 60 line mode, provided ANSI.SYS in NOT loaded. If it
- IS loaded, an ANSI bug will result in the cursor position will being
- incorrect on termination.
-
-
- Revision 12/11/87:
-
- -Cleaned up parsing routines.
-
- -Added lower case display of files with 'system' bit set.
-
- -Sped it up a bit, and made it a tad smaller.
-
- ***NOTE***
- This is the first version of L that is supplied as an .EXE file.
- Hence, you must delete the previous version (a .COM file) in
- order for this one to run - since DOS will always load and
- execute a .com file before an .exe file of the same name.
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-