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- OPEN/CLOSE/FLUSH v3.0
- Documentation
- (updated 16 October 1990)
-
-
-
- INTRODUCTION
- ------------
-
- OPEN, CLOSE, and FLUSH are three short utility programs designed to
- save space on your hard drive and simplify subdirectory manipulation.
-
- OPEN takes an ARC or ZIP archive file and "opens" it into its own
- subdirectory. CLOSE does exactly the opposite, taking an existing
- subdirectory and "closing" it into an ARC or ZIP archive file. Used
- together, OPEN and CLOSE allow you to keep less-frequently used files
- on your hard drive for easy access in a convenient and economical
- way.
-
- The FLUSH utility simply deletes a directory, including all files and
- all included subdirectories.
-
- OPEN, CLOSE, and FLUSH will work on any IBM-compatible computer. The
- file ARC.EXE (version 6.0 or later) is required to use the ARC-related
- portions of OPEN and CLOSE. The file PKUNZIP.EXE (version 1.1 or
- later) is required to use the ZIP-related portions of OPEN. The file
- PKZIP.EXE (version 1.1 or later) is required to use the ZIP-related
- portions of CLOSE.
-
-
-
- USING OPEN
- ----------
-
- To use OPEN, type "OPEN projectname" at the DOS prompt, where
- "projectname" is the pathname of the ARC or ZIP archive file you wish
- to open.
-
- Typing "OPEN" with no parameters will display a listing of all ARC
- and ZIP archive files in the current directory. Use Home, End, and
- the four arrow keys to move the highlight cursor to the archive file
- you wish to open, and then press Enter to open that archive, or Esc
- to abort.
-
- The programs ARC.EXE (version 6.0 or later) and/or PKUNZIP.EXE
- (version 1.1 or later) must be in the current path when OPEN is
- executed.
-
- For online help, type "OPEN ?" at the DOS prompt.
-
-
-
- USING CLOSE
- -----------
-
- To use CLOSE, move to the subdirectory you wish to close (using CD),
- and type "CLOSE projectname" at the DOS prompt, where "projectname"
- is the name of the subdirectory you wish to close.
-
- Typing "CLOSE" with no parameters will display the name of the
- current subdirectory and ask for confirmation of the closing. Press
- Enter to close the subdirectory, or Esc to abort.
-
- The default archive method for CLOSE is ZIP (using PKZIP.EXE). If ZIP
- is used, the files in the ZIP archive will be sorted automatically if
- the Norton Utilities program DS.EXE is located in the current PATH.
-
- To use ARC archiving (with ARC.EXE) instead of ZIP, add the following
- line to your environment:
-
- CLOSE=ARC
-
- Depending on the archive method chosen, either ARC.EXE (vresion 6.0 or
- later) or PKZIP.EXE (version 1.1 or later) must be in the current
- path when CLOSE is executed.
-
- For online help, type "CLOSE ?" at the DOS prompt.
-
-
-
- USING FLUSH
- -----------
-
- To use FLUSH, type "FLUSH directoryname" at the DOS prompt, where
- "directoryname" is the pathname of the directory you wish to flush.
-
- Typing "FLUSH" with no parameters will display a listing of all
- subdirectories in the current directory. Use Home, End, and the four
- arrow keys to move the highlight cursor to the subdirectory you wish
- to flush, and then press Enter to flush that subdirectory, or Esc to
- abort.
-
- FLUSHing a directory removes that entire directory tree, including all
- included files and subdirectories.
-
- For online help, type "FLUSH ?" at the DOS prompt.
-
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