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- RIR - Rock dIRectory
-
- Purpose
-
- Rock Directory (RIR) is substitute command for DOS's
- directory (DIR) with a few additions. The syntax and output
- of RIR is virtually identical to that of DOS's "DIR" command,
- making it easy to learn.
-
-
- Uses
-
- RIR also allows the /W and /P parameters just as DOS's DIR
- command works. RIR is primarily of use to those who have a
- large number of compressed files. Its automatic detection of
- compressed files makes it easier to use than most methods of
- viewing the contents of compressed files; it displays them
- along with a directory's other files.
-
- The features RIR provides that DIR does not are:
-
- A single key can be used to pause/restart the display,
- and ESC can be used to halt the display, as with several
- of the other rock utilities.
-
- RIR displays the contents of compressed files, such as
- ".ARC" and ".ZIP" files.
-
- RIR can optionally display hidden files, with the /h
- option.
-
- RIR can display directory listings with two files per
- line if desired.
-
- The compressed file formats that RIR understands are:
-
- .ARC, .DWC, .LBR, .LZH, .LZS, .MD, .PKA, .PAK, .ZIP, .ZOO
-
- Note that RIR does not decode self-extracting compressed
- files, which end in .COM or .EXE.
-
- What are compressed files?
-
- Not everyone uses, or needs to use, compressed files. This
- section is for those who are confused by what the term
- "compressed file" means.
-
- A compressed file is a single file created to store one or
- more other files in a "compressed" format to save space. A
- special compression/decompression program is required to do
- this, such as "ARC" and "PKZIP," both available from most
- shareware distribution sources or bulletin board systems.
-
- Compression is used for several reasons; to save space with
- old files that are rarely used, to fit a lot of data on
- floppy disks, or to send file through telephone lines more
- quickly. You might squeeze five 100K text files into a
- single 200K compressed file, store it on a floppy, and when
- you need it again, decompress it into the original five
- files. Those who download files with modems most often
- receive the files in a compressed form.
-
- It's often convenient to view the contents of comrpessed
- files without actually decompressing them. Most
- decompression programs can show the contents of files
- compressed in their own format, but each compression program
- has its own file format. RIR shows you the contents of many
- formats of compressed files.
-
-
- Syntax
-
- RIR [d:][path][filespec] [options]
-
- Options
- /P Pause every screenful (just like with DIR)
- /W Display in Wide format (5 files per line)
- /2 Display two files per line instead of one
- /T Text lines only, e.g. <-- instead of ──
- /H Show "hidden" files also
-
- Examples
- rir Show current dir, with compressed files
- rir /p Show current dir, pausing every screen
- rir c:\new\*.* Show files in the directory c:\new
-
- Control Keys
- ESC Stop the program immediately
- Others Pause the program until next key pressed
-
- Example - show current directory
-
- The arrows following the extensions in the following examples
- indicate that the file is contained within the compressed
- file preceding it. In the example below, the file
- "OLD_PROG.LZH" contains the files "PROG.PAS", "PROG.TPU", and
- "READ.ME". Note that the default directory listing is easier
- to read than the listings with two or five-files per line.
-
- C:\DATA>rir
-
- RIR-Rock dIRectory 1.11, (Type RIR ? for help) (C) 1990 Rock
-
- Volume in drive C is Test2
- Directory of C:*.*
-
- . <DIR> 04-11-90 9:37a
- .. <DIR> 04-11-90 9:37a
- LOG <DIR> 03-22-90 3:39a
- OLD_PROG LZH╕ 3192 04-11-90 9:45a
- PROG PAS─┤ 3289 03-21-90 11:45a
- PROG TPU─┤ 2016 03-21-90 11:54a
- READ ME ─┘ 742 03-21-90 11:54a
- AUGUST LOG 03-22-90 3:02a
- QMOVE ARC╕ 11657 04-11-90 9:48a
- QMOVE EXE─┤ 10464 02-11-89 10:30a
- QMOVE PAS─┘ 10063 02-11-89 10:29a
- ZD110 ZOO╕ 20210 04-11-90 9:43a
- readme 1st─┤ 1979 10-26-86 5:48p
- zoo doc─┤ 39357 08-24-86 1:03p
- zoobench txt─┘ 4008 09-06-86 10:46p
- 9 File(s) 9601024 bytes free
-
-
- Example - show directory in wide format (normally 5 files/line)
-
- C:\DATA>rir \files\compress /w
-
- RIR-Rock dIRectory 1.11, (Type RIR ? for help) (C) 1990 Rock
-
- Volume in drive C is Test2
- Directory of C:\FILES\COMPRESS\*.*
-
- . .. LOG OLD_PROG LZH═══
- PROG PAS──PROG TPU───READ ME AUGUST LOG
- QMOVE ARC══QMOVE EXE───QMOVE PAS───ZD110 ZOO═══
- readme 1st──zoo doc───zoobench txt
- 9 File(s) 9601024 bytes free
-
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