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- AV.DOC
- 04/05/93
-
- The AV.EXE program shows a directory of one or more archive files (ZIP, ZOO,
- etc), typically in a full-page mode. The directory is limited to information
- about the name of the original file, its creation date and time, its original
- and current size, its compression ratio, and its method of compression.
-
- You can page up and page down through the directory listing. The program also
- allows you to reset the date of the archive being displayed to be the latest
- date in the archive.
-
- When viewing a screen's worth of information, the choice is typically:
-
- PgDn view the next screen's worth
- PgUp view the previous screen's worth
- Esc go to the next archive file (if any, else quit)
- Quit return to DOS
- Date update the archive date
- Sort change the sort order for this and subsequent files;
- you're prompted for "BY?" and you should enter either
- "-x" or "x" (see below) or press Esc to get out of this:
- the archive is reread after you ask to re-sort it
-
- The program currently cannot handle any archives with over 1,000 members.
-
-
-
- Syntax:
-
- AV filespec [ /P | /-P ] [ /Ox | /O-x ] [ /? ]
-
- where:
-
- "filespec" is the file specification to process. Can include drive, path, and
- wildcards if desired.
-
- "/P" says to view the directory in page mode. This is the default but you can
- change this setting using the program CONFIGWS.EXE. The default is
- automatically /-P (which can't be overridden) if redirection ("AV ... >
- filename") is used.
-
- "/-P" says to view the directory not in page mode. This prevents you from being
- offered the fix-date option as well. This mode is automatic if redirection ("AV
- ... > filename") is used.
-
- "/Ox" and "/O-x" allow you to specify the display order for the files. "x" can
- be one of the following:
-
- N = file name
- D = file date and time
- S = file size of the original (non-compressed) file
- O = original order (no sorting)
-
- If you precede the "x" with a dash ("-"), the sort will be done in reverse
- order. Defaults to /OO but this can be altered using CONFIGWS.EXE.
-
- "/?" or "/HELP" or "HELP" shows you the syntax for the command.
-
-
- This program was written by Bruce Guthrie of Wayne Software. It is free for use
- provided relevant documentation is kept with the program, no changes are made to
- the program or documentation, and it is not bundled with commercial programs or
- charged for separately. People who need to bundle it in for-sale packages must
- pay a $50 registration fee to "Wayne Software" at the following address.
- Comments and suggestions can also be sent to:
-
- Bruce Guthrie
- Wayne Software
- 113 Sheffield St.
- Silver Spring, MD 20910
-
- fax: (301) 588-8986