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- RECORDER
- Command
-
- Tom Kihlken 1988 No. 9 (Utilities)
-
-
- Purpose: Keeps a log of the number of times each file is
- accessed over a period of time to show which files would benefit from
- being stored on a RAMdisk.
-
- Format: RECORDER [n] [/R]
-
- Remarks: RECORDER is a memory-resident utility that should
- normally be loaded by being included as a line in an AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file. By default it will keep track of disk I/O activity (reads,
- writes, EXECs) for 200 filenames. The optional n parameter can be
- entered at the time the utility is loaded to increase the number of
- filenames to 2,000. Each additional filename requires 20 bytes of
- RAM.
-
- The current log can be seen by entering RECORDER at the DOS
- prompt. Entering RECORDER with the /R switch resets the table; this
- may be done at any time, and certainly if the error message "Table is
- saturated" is displayed.
-
- Redirection is supported so the results can be stored to a
- file.
-
- Example: At the end of a morning's use, for example, to store
- the results and reset the table simultaneously, enter
-
- RECORDER /R > FILES.LOG
-
- By default, RECORDER sorts by the numbers in the totals
- column. The DOS SORT program can be used to sort by the values in
- other columns. The read column begins with character 20, the write
- column with 27, and the EXEC column with 34.
-
- Example: To sort the table by the number of entries in the EXEC
- category, enter
-
- RECORDER | SORT /+34
-
-