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                                   JET

Yo⌡ caε JE╘ file≤ froφ an∙ drivσ t∩ an∙ othe≥ drive«á Iµ yo⌡ type║ JE╘ ì
b║á c║ thσ file≤ oε thσ diskettσ iε drivσ ┬ wil∞ bσ transferreΣ t∩ thσ ì
diskette, RAM disk, or hard disk in drive C.

Ever∙á usσá oµ JE╘ allow≤ thσ specificatioε oµ variou≤ option≤ a⌠á thσ ì
enΣá oµá thσá commanΣ line«á Thesσ option≤ arσ signifieΣá b∙á ßá slasΦ ì
followeΣ b∙ ß letter«á Fo≥ example¼á thσ commanΣ JE╘ A║ B:/╨ specifie≤ ì
tha⌠ JE╘ i≤ t∩ lis⌠ al∞ thσ file≤ t∩ bσ transferred¼ anΣ pausσ fo≥ yo⌡ ì
t∩á indicatσá whethe≥ yo⌡ wan⌠ thesσ file≤ t∩ bσ transferreΣá o≥á not« ì
Each of these options is fully explained below.

* Je⌠á wil∞ no⌠ transfe≥ ß filσ iµ i⌠ find≤ ß filσ witΦ thσá samσá name¼ ì
date¼á anΣá timσá oεá thσá targe⌠ diskettσ unles≤á thσá /═á optioεá i≤ ì
specified. Files of zero length are not transferred.

¬ File≤ already oε thσ targe⌠ diskettσ arσ no⌠ eraseΣ unles≤ thσ /E¼ ì
/ERA, /X, or /ECL option are used.

¬á Hiddeεá file≤á arσ transferred¼á excep⌠ fo≥ thσá DO╙á program≤á anΣ ì
BADTRACK« JE╘ caε transfe≥ thσ DO╙ file≤ anΣ boo⌠ secto≥ iµ thσ /╧ anΣ ì
/B options are ;used.

¬ Sincσ COMMAND.CO═ i≤ almos⌠ neve≥ needeΣ oε ß RA═ disk¼ JE╘ doe≤ no⌠ ì
transfer it unless /O or /C is used.

Thσá simples⌠ wa∙ t∩ usσ JE╘ i≤ t∩ transfe≥ thσ entirσ content≤á oµá ß ì
diskettσá t∩ anothe≥ diskette¼á harΣ disk¼á o≥ RA═ disk«á T∩ cop∙á thσ ì
entirσá content≤á oµá drivσá A║á t∩ drivσ B:¼á yo⌡á typσá JE╘á A║á B:« ì
Typically¼ yo⌡ wil∞ noticσ tha⌠ thi≤ proces≤ i≤ abou⌠ 2.╡ time≤ faste≥ ì
thaε COP┘ A:*.¬ B:«á Iµ yo⌡ havσ ß lo⌠ oµ file≤ o≥ ver∙ large file≤á t∩ ì
copy, you will find that JET is up to 15 times faster than COPY.

SUMMARY - XFERING EVERYTHING ON THE DISKETTE

Jet [<source>:] <target>: [/<option>...]

Iµ thσ targe⌠ i≤ lef⌠ blank¼ thσ currentl∙ loggeΣ drivσ i≤ useΣ a≤ thσ ì
target.

SUMMARY - XFERRING SPECIFIC FILES

Jet <source>:<file name> <target>:[</option>...]










èXFERRING LISTS OF FILES

Iµá yo⌡á wil∞á bσá usinτ ß particular se⌠ oµá program≤á o≥á datßá file≤ ì
frequently¼á yo⌡á ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ usσ JE╘ t∩ transfe≥ ß lis⌠ oµ files«á Iµ ì
you use WORDSTAR, you might make a file list like this on drive A:

A>COPY CON WSFILES
WS      COM
WSMSGS  OVR
WSOVLY1 OVR
JET     COM
WORKFILEDOC
<F6>

Then¼á wheε yo⌡ wanteΣ t∩ usσ thosσ file≤ witΦ ß RA═ disk¼á yo⌡á coulΣ ì
typσ JE╘ A║á C║á A:WSFILES/F« Al∞ thσ file≤ listeΣ iε thσ filσ WSFILE╙ ì
would be transferred to the RAM disk.

Thσá file≤á iε thσ lis⌠ mus⌠ bσ listeΣ iε 1▒á characte≥á format«á Thi≤ ì
mean≤ tha⌠ space≤ arσ addeΣ betweeε thσ filσ namσ anΣ thσ extensioε t∩ ì
makσá thσ filσ namσ ß ful∞ ╕ character≤ long«á N∩ do⌠ i≤ used¼á anΣ n∩ ì
wilΣá card≤á arσá allowed«á Thσá filσ name≤ mus⌠á bσá separateΣá b∙á ▓ ì
characters« Thσ bes⌠ wa∙ t∩ d∩ thi≤ i≤ t∩ pres≤ thσ carriage returε ke∙ ì
(whichá send≤á thσ ▓ character≤ carriagσ returε anΣ linσá feed⌐á afte≥ ì
eacΦ filσ name«á Thi≤ wil∞ makσ theφ appea≥ oε separatσ line≤ a≤ showε ì
above«á Thσá filσ lis⌠ mus⌠ bσ terminateΣ b∙ pressinτ <F6>«á ┴á singlσ ì
file list can contain up to 39 file names.

Onl∙á onσá filσá lis⌠ caε bσ transferreΣ a⌠ ß time«á Onσ oµá thσá fou≥ ì
option≤ /F¼á /T¼á /X¼ o≥ /XC╠ mus⌠ bσ specifieΣ iε thσ JE╘ command« /╞ ì
simpl∙ transfer≤ thσ file≤ iε thσ filσ list«á /╘ transfersá everythinτ ì
oε thσ sourcσ excep⌠ thσ file≤ iε thσ list«á /╪ transfer≤ thσ file≤ iε ì
thσá lis⌠ anΣ delete≤ everythinτ oε thσ targe⌠ diskettσ tha⌠ i≤ no⌠ iε ì
thσá filσá lis⌠ includinτ sub-directorie≤ anΣ hiddeεá file≤á witΦá thσ ì
singlσá exceptioε oµ thσ volumσ label¼á i⌠ wil∞ displa∙ ß messagσá anΣ ì
pausσá fo≥á yo⌡ t∩ cance∞ thσ commanΣ iµ desired«á /XC╠ i≤ usefu∞á fo≥ ì
batcΦ files¼á bu⌠ bσ carefu∞ witΦ it«á /XC╠ make≤ i⌠ ver∙ eas∙ t∩ wipσ ì
ou⌠ ß lo⌠ oµ data« /╘ ma∙ bσ useΣ togethe≥ witΦ /╪ o≥ /XCL«

HANDLING SUB-DIRECTORIES

T∩á transfe≥ file≤ t∩ anΣ froφ sub-directories¼á yo⌡ mus⌠ specif∙á thσ ì
"pathóá mucΦá a≤ yo⌡ d∩ witΦ COPY«á Thσ filσ name¼á iµá any¼á mus⌠á bσ ì
separateΣá froφ thσ las⌠ sub-director∙ namσ b∙ ß ¼á no⌠ ßá space«á Yo⌡ ì
neve≥á neeΣ CHDIR¼á CD¼á MKDIR¼á o≥ M─ iε ß JE╘ command«á Iµá n∩á sub-ì
director∙á i≤á specified¼á JE╘ default≤ t∩ thσ roo⌠ directory«á D∩á no⌠ ì
specify the root directory with " " (empty backslash).







èIµá thσ targe⌠ sub-director∙ doe≤ no⌠ exist¼á JE╘ wil∞ creatσá ßá sub-ì
director∙ oµ thσ specified name¼ witΦ spacσ fo≥ ▓ fewe≥ filσ name≤ thaε ì
therσá i≤á iε thσ ne≈ sub-directory'≤ paren⌠ directory«á Oncσá ßá sub-ì
director∙á i≤ created¼á JE╘ wil∞ no⌠ enlargσ i⌠ unles≤ yo⌡ tel∞ i⌠á t∩ ì
witΦ thσ /ú option«á COP┘ enlarge≤ sub-directorie≤ automatically« Wheε ì
JE╘á find≤ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ abou⌠ t∩ transfe≥ morσ file≤ thaε therσ i≤ spacσ ì
for, it displays this error message:

Output Volume too small
0 bytes copied JET 2.70 (c) 1982,83,84 Tall Tree Systems

anΣá doe≤ no⌠ transfe≥ an∙ file≤ a⌠ all«á Iµ yo⌡ JE╘ file≤ t∩á ßá sub-ì
director∙á createΣ b∙ MKDIR¼á yo⌡ wil∞ onl∙ bσ ablσ t∩ transfe≥á file≤ ì
unti∞á thσá tota∞á numbe≥á oµ file≤ iε thσá sub-director∙á i≤á 32«á Wσ ì
recommenΣ routinel∙ creatinτ sub-directorie≤ witΦ JE╘ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ ì
no⌠á havσ t∩ enlargσ theφ often«á Iµ yo⌡ finΣ tha⌠ ß sub-director∙á i≤ ì
not large enough, use the /# option to expand it. Type:

JET A;AFILE B;\SUBDIR/256

Thσá sub-director∙á SUBDI╥á wil∞ bσ expandeΣ t∩ holΣ ßá tota∞á oµá 25╢ ì
entries. Sub-directories may be as large as 512 entries.

Fo≥á you≥ protection¼á thσ /┼ anΣ /ER┴ option≤ d∩ no⌠ erasσá file≤á iε ì
sub-directories.

JET OPTIONS

¬ /ú - Cause≤ JE╘ t∩ expanΣ thσ targe⌠ sub-director∙ t∩ holΣ thσ tota∞ ì
number of entries you specify, up to 512.

* /A - Causes JET to restore individual files split by the /S option.

* /C - Causes JET to transfer COMMAND.COM

¬ /─á- Cause≤ JE╘ t∩ dividσ thσ outpu⌠ oµ ß singlσ JE╘ commanΣá ove≥ ì
multiplσ targe⌠ diskettes«á I⌠ i≤ mos⌠ commonl∙ useΣ fo≥ backinτ u≡á ß ì
harΣá disk«á Wheεá thσ targe⌠ diskettσ i≤ filled¼á JE╘ wil∞ pausσá anΣ ì
promp⌠á yo⌡ t∩ pu⌠ ß freshl∙ formatteΣ diskettσ iε thσá targe⌠á drive¼ ì
andá t∩á pres≤á an∙ ke∙ t∩ continue«á File≤ transferreΣá witΦá /─á arσ ì
completσá anΣ d∩ no⌠ neeΣ t∩ bσ pu⌠ bacδ togethe≥ a≤ d∩ file≤ spli⌠ b∙ ì
/S.

¬ /┼ - Cause≤ JE╘ t∩ erasσ EVERYTHIN╟ tha⌠ i≤ oε thσ targe⌠á diskette« ì
Thσ volumσ labe∞ i≤ thσ onl∙ thinτ no⌠ erased«á Beforσ doinτ this¼ JE╘ ì
asks you: ERASE FILES /N)

¬ /ER┴ - Thi≤ optioε i≤ thσ samσ a≤ /┼ excep⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ doe≤ no⌠ displa∙ ì
a message or pause to let you change your mind.

¬ /╞ - Thi≤ optioε tell≤ JE╘ t∩ transfe≥ onl∙ thσ file≤ listeΣ iεá ß ì
file list. /F, /T, /X, or /XCL must be used also.

¬ /╚ - Thi≤ optioε hold≤ thσ filσ transfe≥ anΣ prompt≤ yo⌡ t∩ inser⌠ ß ì
different source diskette before preceding.è
¬ /╔ - Thi≤ optioε let≤ yo⌡ transfe≥ onl∙ file≤ createΣá o≥á changeΣ ì
sincσ ß specifieΣ date« Thσ datσ i≤ specifieΣ withou⌠ spaces¼ hyphens¼ ì
or slashes. Eg. JET A: C:/I053184.

¬ /╩ - Cause≤ JE╘ t∩ transfe≥ onl∙ file≤ tha⌠ havσ thei≥ archivσá bi⌠ ì
set to one.

¬ /╦ - Cause≤ JE╘ t∩ rese⌠ thσ archivσ bi⌠ oµ ever∙ transferreΣá filσ ì
to 0.

* /L - Causes JET to list the files it is about to transfer.

¬ /═ - Force≤ JE╘ t∩ transfe≥ ever∙ specifieΣ filσ regardles≤ oµ name¼ ì
time, or date duplication.

¬ /╬ - ┴á filσá tha⌠á i≤ presen⌠ oεá botΦá diskette≤á wil∞á onl∙á bσ ì
transferreΣá iµ thσ file≤ oε thσ sourcσ diskettσ ha≤ thσá morσá recen⌠ ì
date and time.

¬ /╨ - Cause≤ JE╘ t∩ lis⌠ thσ file≤ i⌠ i≤ abou⌠ t∩ transfe≥ theε pausσ ì
anΣá promp⌠ yo⌡ t∩ indicatσ whethe≥ t∩ transfe≥ thσ file≤ o≥ abor⌠ thσ ì
command«á Thi≤á optioε i≤ usefu∞ fo≥ comparinτ diskette≤ wheε useΣá iε ì
conjunctioε witΦ othe≥ option≤ sincσ i⌠ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ seσ thσ selecteΣ ì
files without necessarily transferring them.

¬ /╥ - Thi≤ optioε i≤ useΣ t∩ JE╘ file≤ froφ multiplσ sourcσ diskette≤ ì
t∩á ß singlσ targe⌠ disk«á Thσ mos⌠ commoε usσ oµ /╥ i≤ t∩á restorσá ß ì
hard disk from multiple backup diskettes.

¬ /╙ - Thi≤ optioε i≤ useΣ fo≥ transferrinτ largσ file≤ froφ ßá largσ ì
source¼ sucΦ a≤ ß harΣ disk¼ ont∩ multiplσ diskettes« I⌠ cause≤ JE╘ t∩ ì
spli⌠á thσá las⌠ filσ transferreΣ ont∩ eacΦ targe⌠ s∩ tha⌠á thσá firs⌠ ì
par⌠á oµ thσ filσ i≤ oε thσ firs⌠ diskettσ anΣ thσ seconΣ par⌠ oµá thσ ì
filσá i≤á oεá thσá seconΣá diskette«á File≤á spli⌠á iεá thi≤á wa∙á arσ ì
automaticall∙á pu⌠á bacδ togethe≥ wheε thσ harΣ disδ i≤ restoreΣá witΦ ì
JET /R.

¬ /╘ - Thi≤ optioε i≤ useΣ wheε transferrinτ filσ lists« I⌠ cause≤ JE╘ ì
t∩á transfe≥ everythinτ excep⌠ thσ file≤ listeΣ iε thσ filσá list«á I⌠ ì
can be used with the /E or /ERA options.

¬ /╒ - WitΦ thi≤ option¼á ß filσ i≤ transferreΣ onl∙ iµ thσ filσá namσ ì
i≤ alread∙ oε thσ targe⌠ diskette« I⌠ i≤ transferreΣ onl∙ iµ thσ time≤ ì
o≥á date≤ o≥ thσ file≤ arσ differen⌠ oε thσ ▓ diskettes«á Notσ tha⌠ /╒ ì
allow≤ aε olde≥ versioε oµ ß filσ t∩ bσ writteε ove≥ ß newe≥á version« ì
To prevent this, use /U with /N.

* /V - Forces verify

* /X - Documentation omitted.
* /XCL - Same as above.

¬ /┌á - Allow≤ JE╘ t∩ transfe≥ ░ lengtΦ file≤ othe≥ thaεá thσá volumσ ì
label and sub-directory names.     è