home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE dBASE PROGRAMMER'S UTILITIES
-
-
-
-
- CP, LS, RM, and SEARCH are very powerful and complex commands.
- You may have to experiment to find out the correct way to supply
- options, if you are using more than one option.
-
-
- ************ WARNING *************
-
- Before you attempt to use RM (which can erase your entire disk),
- try the syntax with LS first. The listing produced on the screen
- with LS will show you which files and directories would be
- removed with RM.
-
- Always use the /query option with RM. This practice will allow
- you to verify whether or not to remove the file or directory.
-
- Pay particular attention to the /descend and /name options. Note
- the following example:
-
-
- WRONG: C> rm /descend *.* a:\
-
-
- CORRECT: C> rm /query /descend /name *.* a:\
-
-
- If you give file specifications (with ? and *) but omit the /name
- option, RM will instead operate on the current drive and remove all
- files from the current drive---not the specified target. In the
- above example, the wrong syntax would have erased your entire C
- drive.
-
- You can protect yourself by always using the /query option and
- calling RM from the drive from which you intend to remove files.
- For example,
-
- A> c:rm /query /descend /name *.* a:\
-
- Remember, practice first with LS to become familiar with correct
- syntax.
-
- **********************************
-
- The file called DO_NOT.USE on your distribution disk is the RM
- utility. If you wish to use this utility, rename it RM.EXE.
-
-
-