AGEF.TAR 32,768 02-27-89 Show disk usage of file sizes and counts, sorted by file age. Contributor: David S. Hayes <merlin@hqda-ai.uucp>
ATHENARM.TAR 204,800 06-22-90 The MIT Project Athena solution to the "safe rm" problem. Provides the programs "delete", "undelete", "expunge", "purge", and "lsdel", much like TOPS-20. Patchlevel 10. Contributor: Jonathan I. Kamens <jik@pit-manager.mit.edu>
BED.TAR 24,576 02-27-89 A program to edit binary files by converting to hex, running "vi", and converting back to binary. Contributor: Stephen J. Muir <stephen@mcvax.uucp>
BODY.TAR 57,344 02-27-89 A program to print the body of a file, the part that "head" and "tail" miss. Contributor: Marty Fouts <fouts@ames-nas.arpa>
BPATCH.TAR 57,344 02-27-89 A program to patch binary files. Dumps or edits files by showing 256-byte records side by side in hex and ASCII. Runs under 4.3BSD and System V. Contributor: John Rupley <rupley!local@arizona.edu>
BPE.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A different program to patch binary files. Uses curses library. No documentation. Contributor: Andreas Pleschutznig <andy@mssx.uucp>
BRIK.TAR 155,648 08-02-89 A general-purpose text and binary cyclic redundancy check (CRC) program. Works under MS-DOS Turbo-C, System V Release 2, 4.3BSD, and VMS. Version 2.0 Contributor: Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
BROWSE.TAR 49,152 02-03-90 A screen-oriented directory browser based on the metaphor of using "vi" to edit an "ls -l" listing. Contributor: Peter Da Silva <peter@ficc.uucp>
BRWSR.TAR 106,496 02-27-89 A program to build inverted indices of files and another one to allow browsing through the file by context. For example, you could ask for "UNIX", see all the contexts in which "UNIX" is used in the file, and then could go to a specific place and view the whole text. Contributor: Mark Zimmerman <science@nems.arpa>
BSPLIT.TAR 8,192 03-06-89 A program to split binary files into manageable chunks. Similar to the UNIX "split" utility. Contributor: Peter Knoppers <knop@dutesta.uucp>
CACMDIFF.TAR 40,960 07-15-89 The "diff" program from the July 1989 CACM. Contributor: Donald Lindsay <Donald.Lindsay@mathom.gandalf.cs.cmu.edu>
CAPP.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A cut and paste processor inspired by the M4 divert and undivert macros. Contributor: Ozan Yigit <oz@yetti.uucp>
CHECKLNK.TAR 8,192 02-27-89 A program which walks through a directory tree and prints out the names of unresolved symbolic links. Berkeley UNIX only. Contributor: Jason Venner <jason@violet.berkeley.edu>
CHOP.TAR 16,384 03-22-92 Extract selected fields or columns of text lines and write to standard output. Contributor: George Sicherman <gls@hrmso.att.com>
CHTIM.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A program to change file modify and access times. Has facilities for recursing through directories and producing a shell script to restore file times using "chtim". Contributor: Don Gworek <uggworek@sunybcs.uucp>
CODA.TAR 163,840 05-18-90 The Code Distribution Aide. Keeps source distributions current across a set of machines. Replaces ad-hoc collections of rdist and tar and stuff. Runs under BSD, VMS, AT&T 3b2 & 6386, Xenix, and (soon) MS-DOS. Contributor: Rich Salz <rsalz@bbn.com>
COMBINE.TAR 172,032 06-22-90 A program to compare two or three ASCII files and either report the differences or produce a merged file. Contributor: Cliff Van Dyke <cliff@gcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com>
COMPRESS.TAR 204,800 10-31-90 A program to compress files using adaptive Lempel-Ziv coding. This is the standard 4.3BSD file compression utility; versions exist for several microcomputers as well. Runs under all versions of UNIX. This is version 4.3. Contributor: Don Gloistein <76010.474@compuserve.com>
CMPRSCMS.TAR 49,152 04-29-89 A version of the COMPRESS utility for IBM VM/CMS. Contributor: Bill Randle <billr@saab.cna.tek.com>
CONTEXT.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A program which reads messages containing file names and line numbers (e.g. error messages from "cc") and prints lines of context for each line number. Contributor: Brandon Allbery <bsa@ncoast.uucp>
CRCCHECK.TAR 24,576 03-10-89
CSHAR.TAR 188,416 02-27-89 A set of tools for shipping source code around in "shar" files. These are the ones used by the moderator of comp.sources.unix. Should also work under MS-DOS. Includes a shar which splits up files into nice "chunks", a program to strip mail headers, a program to simulate the syntax of /bin/sh for non-UNIX systems. Contributor: Rich Salz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net>
CVS.TAR 139,264 05-18-90 CVS, a front end for RCS which supports concurrent and independent use of an RCS directory by several people. Version 3.0. Contributor: Dick Grune <dick@cs.vu.nl>
CVSBRLNR.TAR 376,832 05-18-90 A modified version of CVS (see above) from Brian Berliner, described in his paper at USENIX Winter '90. This version is written entirely in C and has many added functions including features to support software release control. Contributor: Brian Berliner <berliner@prisma.com>
D.TAR 24,576 02-27-89 A program to display a sorted listing of files. Sort of an ersatz "ls". Contributor: Rick Conn <rconn@simtel20.army.mil>
DEL.CSH 2,418 03-22-89 A "csh" script that prompts the user with the type of each file he is trying to remove and asks if he's sure he wants to remove it. Contributor: Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@bsu-cs.uucp>
DIFF.TAR 65,536 02-27-89 A public domain "diff" program. Contributor: Mark H. Colburn <mark@jhereg.uucp>
DIFFC.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A "diff -c" program for people who don't have the "-c" option (Bell versions). Contributor: John Nelson <nelson@genrad.uucp>
EDIFF.TAR 16,384 03-06-89 Convert the output of a normal "diff" (not -c or -e) to plain English. Contributor: David MacKenzie <edf@roacky2.rockefeller.edu>
FASTSORT.TAR 16,384 03-06-89 A sort which sorts files in place using available memory. Twice as fast as sort(1) and doesn't use files in /usr/tmp. Contributor: Edwin R. Carp <erc@unisec.uucp>
FILE.TAR 122,880 02-27-89 A rewrite of the UNIX "file" command to tell about the contents of a file. Contributor: Ian F. Darwin <ian@sq.com>
FILESCAN.TAR 24,576 11-03-89 A program to examine a list of files and check them against stored information, in order to detect possible security breaks. Contributor: Marcus J. Ranum <mjr@welchlab.welch.jhu.edu>
FILTERFL.TAR 24,576 03-09-90 A program to apply a filter to a file, saving the output in another file. Various options to delete the input file, set modes on input or output, etc. Contributor: Dan Bernstein <brnstnd@stealth.acf.nyu.edu>
FINDNAME.TAR 8,192 03-06-89 Scripts to speed up the "find" program on Xenix systems. Contributor: Cliff Manis <cmanis@petro.uucp>
FLOCK.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 Apply or remove an advisory lock on a file and then execute a command. Contributor: Kevin Braunsdorf <ksb@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
FM.TAR 65,536 08-31-90 A curses-based hex/ASCII file editor that allows binary file or device editing. Runs on System V, BSD, MS-DOS. Version 2.0. Contributor: Tony Field <tony@ajfcal.uucp>
FPACK.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A file packer and unpacker. Runs on UNIX and MS-DOS; handy for transporting files. Contributor: Gary Perlman <perlman@wanginst.uucp>
FTIMES1.TAR 8,192 02-27-89 Display the last access, modify, and inode change times for a file. Contributor: John Korsmeyer <john@sol1.uucp>
FTIMES2.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 Programs to change the times on a file, and to compare files by access or modify time ("newer" and "older"). Contributor: Ken Yap <ken@rochester.edu>
FTIMES3.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 Yet another version of ftimes. Contributor: Robert O. Domitz <rod@pecnos.uucp>
GIVE.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A program to give copies of files to only persons on a list. A reimplementation of the old V6/PWB utility. Contributor: David Collier-Brown <daveb@geac.uucp>
HATNCOAT.TAR 122,880 03-28-89 Header Analysis Tool analyzes header file dependencies and references. C Object Analysis Tool produces a topologically sorted dependcy list and cross reference for a group of objects or libraries. Contributor: Bob McQueer <bobm@weevil.uucp>
HD.TAR 40,960 06-22-90 A hex dump program. Version 1.6. Contributor: P. J. Ruczynski <pjr@pyra.co.uk>
HILL.TAR 24,576 03-06-89 File encryption using the Hill cipher. Contributor: John Cowan <cowan@magpie.nasa.com>
HPACK.TAR 665,600 03-13-92 Multisystem archiver. More universal for a number of operating systems. Version 0.75a.
IBMWRAP.TAR 8,192 11-04-89 Some scripts to allow files with lines longer than 80 characters to be sent through BITNET/EARN systems, which just love those Hollerith cards. Contributor: Rob Gerth <wsinrobg@urc.tue.nl>
INCELIM.TAR 24,576 02-27-89 A program to eliminate "include" commands from files. It can handle ".so" commands for n/troff, "#include" commands from C, etc. Contributor: Sten Folkerman <sten@enea.se>
LESS.TAR 253,952 02-27-89 A program similar to "more", only with more options. Some folks think it's better than "more". It's also public domain. Contributor: Mark Nudelman <mark@UNIX386.uucp>
LUMBRJCK.TAR 24,576 02-27-89 A program which monitors log files and indicates when they have changed by changing its icon. Runs under Suntools. Contributor: Steven Grimm <koreth@ssyx.ucsc.edu>
LHARC.TAR 184,320 08-09-91 LHARC UNIX V. 1.00. Very efficient compression algorithm. It is compatible with the MS-DOS version.
MMV.TAR 106,496 06-22-90 A program to move/copy/append/link multiple files according to a set of wildcard patterns. Checks for collisions first. Runs on BSD, System V, and MS-DOS. Patchlevel 1. Contributor: Vladimir Lanin <lanin@csd4.cs.nyu.edu>
NAME.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A program which converts a pathname containing symbolic links into an absolute pathname which contains the "real" path to the file. Contributor: Alexander Dupuy <dupuy@westend.columbia.edu>
PLIST.TAR 32,768 04-04-90 Routines and programs to manipulate files with "property list" headers, e.g. mail, news, make files, etc. Contributor: Peter da Silva <peter@ficc.uu.net>
RCS42.TAR 581,632 11-03-89 Version 4.2 of the Revision Control System from Purdue University. Contributor: Walter Tichy <tichy@purdue.edu>
RCSIFY.TAR 32,768 03-22-92 Put groups of files under RCS control. Contributor: Terry Jones <terry@cogsci.indiana.edu>
RCSIT.TAR 32,768 02-27-89 A program to prepare files for RCS by putting the appropriate headers at the top, etc. Contributor: Michael Cooper <mcooper@oberon.uucp>
RENAME.TAR 24,576 03-23-89 Whereas "mv" can rename (as opposed to move) only one file at a time, this program can rename many files according to search and replacement patterns, sort of like VMS. Contributor: Vladimir Lanin <lanin@csd2.nyu.edu>
RH.TAR 98,304 03-09-90 A program similar to "find", but which allows the user to enter real C expressions instead of using find's less than wonderful syntax. Allows selecting more diverse subsets of files. Version 2.0. Contributor: Kenneth Stauffer <stauffer@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
RMI.TAR 8,192 02-27-89 A program to remove files by inode numbers. This is one of many solutions to the "how do I remove a file with an untypable name" question. Contributor: Dave Curry <davy@erg.sri.com>
RMUNRM.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A package which allows you to use "rm" as usual to delete files but then allows you to change your mind and "unrm" a file. Contributor: Dave Taylor <taylor@hpldat.uucp>
SCCS_B.TAR 32,768 10-31-90 Shell scripts to interface with System V.3 SCCS. Contributor: <bill@bts.uucp>
SCSNTRFC.TAR 8,192 02-27-89 Shell scripts to interface with SCCS. Contributor: Larry McVoy <larry@geowhiz.uucp>
SCCS2RCS.TAR 16,384 10-31-90 A program to convert SCCS files to RCS. Contributor: Kenneth H. Cox <kenc@viewlogic.com>
SHAPE.TAR 1,638,400 07-01-89 A collection of programs to support software configuration management on UNIX systems. Includes version control commands, and "shape", a significantly enhanced Make-oid. Contributor: Axel Mahler <axel@coma.uucp>
SHAR.TAR 32,768 02-27-89 A C program to generate "shar" files. Sort of overkill, but what the hell. Contributor: Gary Perlman <perlman@wanginst.uucp>
SHARBSD4.TAR 24,576 02-27-89 Another C program to generate "shar" files, but this one takes care to make them the proper size for mailing, etc. Contributor: Roger March <roger@mips.uucp>
SHRINK.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 Shrinks very long (Berkeley) file names into 14-character or less file names for portability. Contributor: Simon Brown <simon2@its63b.ed.ac.uk>
SLICE.TAR 40,960 02-27-89 A program to split files into several little files by pattern matching or line numbers. Contributor: Gary Puckering <garyp@cognos.uucp>
SNEFRU.TAR 188,416 04-04-90 A one-way hash algorithm which given some input text comes up with a single number such that no two texts will hash to the same number. Contributor: Rich Salz <rsalz@bbn.com>
SPIFF.TAR 204,800 02-27-89 SPIFF, the program described at the Summer 1988 Usenix in San Francisco. Compares files like diff, but handles "minute" differences like floating point numbers, white space, etc. correctly. Contributor: Daniel W. Nachbar <daniel@wind.bellcore.com>
STAT.C 7,703 03-22-89 A program to print out information about a file ala stat(2). Contributor: Rich Kulawiec <rsk@j.cc.purdue.edu>
STATSHEL.TAR 32,768 03-09-90 A program to print various characteristics of files in a variety of formats. Runs on BSD, AIX, HP/UX, SunOS, Ultrix. Contributor: Diomidis Spinellis <dds@cc.ic.ac.uk>
TRIMLOG.TAR 32,768 05-31-89 A program for trimming log files. Allows trimming files by lines or bytes, and also handles trimming binary files. Contributor: Dave Curry <davy@erg.sri.com>
UNIDIFF.TAR 49,152 09-14-90 A modified version of context diff which combines the old and new hunks into one hunk. Cuts the size of context diffs by usually about 25%. No information is lost in this process. Includes patches for GNU diff and patch, and a program that goes from "normal" diffs to unidiffs and back. Contributor: Wayne Davison <davison@dri.com>
UNSHAR.TAR 16,384 02-27-89 A program to undo "shar" files. There are security and speed reasons for using this over the standard shell. Contributor: Guido van Rossum <guido@mcvax.uucp>
VF.TAR 204,800 02-27-89 A version of VFILER for UNIX. A screen-oriented tool for moving files around, etc. Contributor: Rick Conn <rconn@simtel20.army.mil>
VTREE.TAR 40,960 04-29-89
VMS_UNIX.TAR 8,192 02-27-89 Rename VMS filenames with version numbers, etc. to GNU EMACS style filenames and backup files. Contributor: Dan Jacobsen <jacobsen@eecs.uucp>
XC.TAR 16,384 03-06-89 A program which reads "special" lines from files and executes the commands. Lets you put compilation commands in C programs and then compile them saying "xc file", etc. Contributor: David MacKenzie <edf@rocky2.rockefeller.edu>
XTAIL.TAR 40,960 08-02-89 An enhanced version of "tail" which allows watching all files in a directory, including new ones added while the program is running. Version 2. Contributor: Chip Rosenthal <chip@vector.dallas.tx.us.uucp>
ZAP.TAR 49,152 02-27-89 A binary file editor that runs under VMS, UNIX, and MS-DOS. Mimics SIPP from RT-11. Contributor: Johan Vromans <jv@mh.uucp>
