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- SCANDIR Michael J. Mefford
- Command 1987/No. 2 (Lab Notes)
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- Purpose: Permits side-by-side comparison of the
- contents of two directories using either
- separately-controllable or synchronized
- forward/backward scrolling.
-
- Format: SCANDIR [d:]directory1 [d:]directory2
-
- Remarks: The directories to be compared do not have to
- be on the same drive. Use the normal DOS
- backslash (\) character in specifying the
- path to a desired directory. The DOS
- "wildcard" symbols (* and ?) may be used to
- limit the filenames displayed.
-
- The two directory listings are presented in
- the normal DOS order and format. A status
- line at the bottom of the screen shows
- whether the right or the left-hand column
- will be scrolled. Use the Left- or Right-
- Arrow keys to set scrolling on for the
- alternate column, or use the ScrLk key to
- toggle synchronized movement on or off. The
- Up- and Down-Arrow keys control forward and
- backward scrolling of the listing(s) one line
- at a time. The PgUp and PgDn keys move the
- listing(s) one full screen (20 filename
- lines) at a time. In the forward direction,
- if scrolling continues beyond the last
- filename in a directory, the listing
- commences again at the beginning.
-
- Notes:
-
- 1. SCANDIR is an on-screen program: its
- display cannot be saved to a file or
- redirected to a printer. If you require
- these capabilities, use DIRCOMP.COM,
- which is also included on this disk.
-
- 2. Because SCANDIR.COM loads a secondary
- command processor, a copy of COMMAND.COM
- must be available on the boot-up drive
- (floppy or hard disk).