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- Odd Jobs, version 1.3, May 1999
- by Andrew Trevorrow <akt@kagi.com>
-
- Odd Jobs is a collection of powerful file processing tasks.
- The easiest way to use Odd Jobs is to drop files/folders/disks
- onto an appropriate “joblet” (or a conveniently located alias).
- Some useful examples are provided in the Joblets folder:
-
- Alpha Doc - converts given text files to Alpha documents
- BBEdit Doc - converts given text files to BBEdit documents
- Count Items - counts files/aliases/folders
- Delete 4bit Icons - deletes 16-color custom icons from selected files
- Delete 68K Code - deletes 680x0 code from fat applications
- Delete Res Fork - deletes resource forks from given text files
- EPSF <-> TEXT - changes an EPSF file to TEXT and vice versa
- Mac Text - converts Unix/DOS text files to Mac format
- Same Names - finds all duplicate file names in given folders/disks
- Send PS - sends PostScript files to the current printer
- Show Aliases - shows aliases (and detects bad links)
- Show Apps - shows applications and their creator codes
- Show Essential - shows files/folders with the "Essential" label
- Show Folders - shows the folder hierarchy in given folders/disks
- Show Long Names - shows file/folder names longer than 25 characters
- Show Weird Names - shows file/folder names with invisible characters
- Sort PKs - moves PK files into appropriate subfolders
- Trash TeX Temps - moves TeX's *.log/aux/toc files to the Trash
- Unlock Files - have a guess!
-
- Many other tasks are possible. Joblets run specific tasks based
- on the general-purpose jobs built into Odd Jobs. It's a simple
- matter to modify an existing joblet (just double click on it),
- or to create new ones. Details are provided in the Help menu.
-
- Main feature
- The most interesting feature in Odd Jobs is its pattern matching
- capabilities. You can restrict processing to files/folders whose
- names, types, creators or attributes match grep-like patterns.
- Some examples: The Show Weird Names joblet uses the pattern
- *[\0-\31\127]* to find all file/folder names containing any
- control character or delete; Show Long Names uses the pattern
- ?<26->; and Send PS uses *.(ps|eps(|f)) to match file names
- ending in .ps or .eps or .epsf. Such patterns allow you to do
- sophisticated selections that can't be done using Find File.
-
- System requirements
- Odd Jobs is a fat application that will run on all Macs using
- System 7 or later.
-
- Shareware fee
- Odd Jobs is shareware, which means you are welcome to try it
- out before buying it. If you decide to keep it then please pay
- the shareware fee: $15 for individuals or $150 for groups.
- If you have a credit card and access to the Web then the quickest
- and easiest way to pay is to visit <http://order.kagi.com/?AT>.
- Or you can use the Register application supplied with Odd Jobs.
- See the Help menu if you need more details.
-
- Support
- I provide email support to registered users, so send all your bug
- reports, comments, queries and suggestions to <akt@kagi.com>.
- Visit <http://www.kagi.com/akt/oddjobs.html> for updates.
-
- Legal stuff
- The author of this software disclaims all warranties.
- In no event shall the author be liable for any damages.
-