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echo off rem xdemo.bat - Demonstrate "DOS Extensions for Professionals". rem rem cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Welcome to "DOS Extensions for Professionals" ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ The Ten Minute Demo ║ echo ║ ║ echo ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ echo ║ ║ echo ║ This demo covers the basic features of all the utilities found in "DOS ║ echo ║ Extensions for Professionals". ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Executing this batch file from a hard disk directory containing a copy of ║ echo ║ the programs and files on the distribution disk will result in ║ echo ║ significantly faster execution than a floppy-based demo because of the ║ echo ║ superior performance of your hard drive during disk-intensive operations. ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ You must be running XDEMO from your distribution disk or from a copy of ║ echo ║ your distribution disk on your hard drive. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ If your current directory is NOT set to the distribution disk or to a copy ║ echo ║ of the distribution disk on your hard drive, ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ 1. "<CTRL> C" out of this program, ║ echo ║ 2. change to the drive on which the distribution disk is mounted, and ║ echo ║ 3. restart this program ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ (for example) ║ echo ║ Strike a key when ready . . . "<CTRL>C" ║ echo ║ Terminate batch job (Y/N)? y ║ echo ║ C: A: ║ echo ║ A: xdemo ║ echo ║ ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Making directories TEMP and TEMP\SUBDIR and copying files to them. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ This demo will highlight some major features of each of the programs ║ echo ║ comprising "DOS Extensions for Professionals". ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ The programs demonstrated here are: ║ echo ║ XDIR - list directories recursively ║ echo ║ SEARCH - search files for a text string ║ echo ║ DIFF - display the differences between two files ║ echo ║ SPLIT - split files into parts ║ echo ║ SUB - substitute characters in files ║ echo ║ DUMP - list the contents of binary files and disk sectors ║ echo ║ XDEL - delete files and directories recursively; secure delete ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ rem Free space in case diskette is filled. rem *** del x.dat >nul mkdir temp >nul copy rev22.old temp >nul mkdir temp\subdir >nul dir >temp\subdir\aj_sales pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Use XDIR to list the current directory. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ xdir echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Note: ║ echo ║ 1. Upper case directory "TEMP" ║ echo ║ 2. Alphabetic order ║ echo ║ 3. Total bytes and total bytes allocated in foot ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Make a full listing of the current directory. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR /FULL ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls xdir /full echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ List the current directory in date order, most recent to oldest. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR /BYDATE ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls xdir /bydate echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ List the current directory by size, largest to smallest. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR /BYSIZE ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls xdir /bysize echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Perform a recursive descent through all directories on this disk listing ║ echo ║ all files along the way. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR ... ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls xdir ... echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Get the totals at each directory level without any detail by entering: ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR ... /TOTAL ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ xdir ... /total echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Get just the grand totals without any detail by entering: ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR ... /GRANDTOTAL ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ xdir ... /grandtotal echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Of course a wildcard would normally be included with this type of search as ║ echo ║ in ║ echo ║ XDIR ...*.DOC /GRANDTOTAL ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ to determine, for instance, how many .DOC files reside on your disk and how ║ echo ║ much total space they take. ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Find a file whose name you cannot remember and whose location you don't ║ echo ║ know. You do recall that the file is called "sales-something", or was it ║ echo ║ "something-sales"? ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Multiple wildcards and recursive notation "..." allow you to search part of ║ echo ║ or your entire disk. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR ...*sales* ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause xdir ...*sales* echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Command Modifiers can be shortened to save keystrokes. "/GRANDTOTAL" can ║ echo ║ be replaced by "/GRAND" or any other unambiguous contraction. Ambiguous ║ echo ║ contractions generate error messages listing all conflicting modifiers. ║ echo ║ The extreme case, "/", causes all possible Command Modifiers for that ║ echo ║ command to be listed. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR / ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause xdir / echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Text from the last chapter of the last book of the Bible, the 1611 King ║ echo ║ James Version, will be used to demonstrate several commands in "DOS ║ echo ║ Extensions for Professionals". ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ First, quickly glance at the text as it is scrolled by under control of the ║ echo ║ MORE command. Note that the text is divided into 21 verses separated by ║ echo ║ blank lines, and that some words such as "thou" and "shew" and endings such ║ echo ║ as "eth" are archaic and not used in street jive much anymore. (What is ║ echo ║ really amazing is how little English has changed in almost 400 years, ║ echo ║ probably due to the influence of this book.) ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ "MORE < REV22.OLD" (A DOS command.) ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause more < rev22.old echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Use SEARCH to find all instances of "thou" in the files REV22.OLD, the 1611 ║ echo ║ version, and in REV22.NEW, a variant with some modern words substituted. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SEARCH REV22 THOU ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ search rev22 thou echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Use SEARCH to find all instances of "eth" in REV22.OLD. List the line ║ echo ║ numbers in which matches occur. (Don't confuse verse and line numbers!) ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SEARCH REV22.OLD ETH /NUMBERS ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ search rev22.old eth /numbers echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ SEARCH can examine files in multiple directories when called with the ║ echo ║ recursive notation "...". ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Use DIFF to list all differences between the two files. Internally, ║ echo ║ resynchronization requires three identical lines. The first identical line ║ echo ║ is displayed after each mismatch. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DIFF REV22.OLD REV22.NEW ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause diff rev22.old rev22.new echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Change to the \TEMP directory in order to demonstrate commands using write ║ echo ║ operations. Use a copy of REV22.OLD as the source. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SPLIT can divide files into "n" pieces, into pieces "n" lines long, at ║ echo ║ predetermined lines, or at locations marked by user-chosen search strings. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SPLIT rev22.old into 3 equal files. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SPLIT REV22.OLD /INTO=3 ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ cd temp ..\split rev22.old /into=3 echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ REV22.OLD is divided into three files: REV22.001, REV22.002, and REV22.003. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ View their sizes with XDIR. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR REV22 /SIZE ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause ..\xdir rev22 /size echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ SPLIT REV22.OLD into files 30 lines long and examine with XDIR. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SPLIT REV22.OLD /EVERY=30 ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ..\split rev22.old /every=30 ..\xdir rev22 /size echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ SPLIT can divide files at any predetermined lines using the /at modifier. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SPLIT FILE.TXT /AT=10,20,66,138,332... ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SPLIT can also divide files at locations marked by user-chosen strings. ║ echo ║ That more complex capability is demonstrated in XDEMO_AD.BAT, a second demo ║ echo ║ covering more advanced techniques. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ You'll find it easier to experiment a little first with the basics of "DOS ║ echo ║ Extensions for Professionals" before trying XDEMO_AD. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Continuing now with XDEMO... ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ SUB is a multi-facited utility which can change each line of a target file ║ echo ║ in many simple or complex ways. It can remove trailing blanks from lines, ║ echo ║ pad lines with trailing blanks, delete characters, insert characters, copy ║ echo ║ text, replace tabs with blanks, and replace blanks with tabs. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ In this simple example, we will insert 15 blanks at the beginning of each ║ echo ║ line of REV22.OLD to shift the text an inch and a half to the right ║ echo ║ allowing room for hole punching the printed document. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ If you don't tell SUB where to insert text with the /AT= Command Modifier, ║ echo ║ it inserts before the first column of each line. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Unless instructed otherwise, SUB makes a backup of the original file giving ║ echo ║ it the extension ".BAK". In the example below, the backup is REV22.BAK. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ SUB REV22.OLD /INSERT=" " ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ..\sub rev22.old /insert=" " echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ The new REV22.OLD is shifted to the right. (Read fast.) ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause type rev22.old echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ The DUMP command can display the contents of binary files, directories, and ║ echo ║ disk sectors by direct address. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DUMP the last sector of the binary file DUMP.EXE ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DUMP ..\DUMP.EXE /SECTOR=-1 ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause ..\dump ..\dump.exe /sector=-1 echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ DUMP the current directory. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Note that deleted entries have a 'σ' as the first character of their names, ║ echo ║ and entries not as yet used are filled with '*'s and zeros. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DUMP . ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause del rev22.002 ..\dump . echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ DUMP the boot sector of the current disk. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DUMP /BOOT ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause ..\dump /boot echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ The clusters associated with a particular file or with the whole disk can ║ echo ║ be listed. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DUMP clusters 2 through 19 from the disk's FAT. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DUMP /FAT=2,19 ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ..\dump /fat=2,19 echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ DUMP the cluster chain associated with the file REV22.OLD. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DUMP REV22.OLD /CLUSTER ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ..\dump rev22.old /cluster echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause echo off rem retademo.bat - This portion of the xdemo program is inserted into the rem retail version which contains the XDEL command. cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ XDEL supports secure and recursive (tree) file deletion as well as a number ║ echo ║ of other delete options. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Secure deletes involve overwriting the deleted file with random data and/or ║ echo ║ patterns so that it is truly gone after you delete it. (Ref. help info ║ echo ║ by entering XDEL -HELP /SECURE /PATTERNS when you are finished with this ║ echo ║ demo for a more complete discussion.) ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Execute a secure delete on REV22.OLD. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDEL REV22.OLD /SECURE /VERIFY=DISABLED ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ..\xdel rev22.old /secure /verify=disabled >nul echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ All seven sectors of REV22.OLD were overwritten with the same pattern found ║ echo ║ on newly formated disks. Inaddition, REV22.OLD's directory entry was ║ echo ║ zeroed eradicating all history of the file's existence. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Verify by dumping the directory. Note that all deleted files entries are ║ echo ║ blanked and zeroed. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ DUMP . ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause ..\dump . echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Change directory up one level and recursively delete the TEMP directory ║ echo ║ and everything under it. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDEL supports verification on three levels: ║ echo ║ 1. at the initial command level (the default) ║ echo ║ 2. for each directory ║ echo ║ 3 for each file. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDEL defaults to initial verification only. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ ANSWER 'Y' WHEN QUERIED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS COMMAND. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ File and directory names will be listed as they are deleted. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDEL TEMP... /LIST=ALL ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ cd .. xdel temp... /list=all/nopause echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause echo off rem xdemo2.bat - The final section of xdemo.bat for "DOS Extensions for rem Professionals". cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ By now, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utilites found in "DOS ║ echo ║ Extensions for Professionals" and are wondering how anyone can possibly ║ echo ║ remember all the Command Modifiers. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ The Built-in Help included with each command is the key to successful day- ║ echo ║ to-day operation. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ There are two levels of Built-in command Help. The first is a top-level ║ echo ║ overall help. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ command -HELP ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ gives a short description of the command and lists all Command Modifiers. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ command -HELP /Command_Modifier... ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ gives the second, or more detailed level of Built-in Help. Details are ║ echo ║ explained at this level. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Demonstrate the top level Built-in Help for the command XDIR. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR -HELP ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls xdir -help echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ Demonstrate the second, more detailed level of Built-in Help. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ What do /HIDDEN and /READONLY mean in the XDIR command? ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XDIR /HIDDEN /READONLY -HELP ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ (Note that the order of Command Modifiers doesn't matter.) ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ XDIR /HIDDEN /READONLY -HELP ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ xdir -help /hidden /readonly echo ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ "DOS Extensions for Professionals" also provides two other levels of Built- ║ echo ║ in Help with the program XHELP. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XHELP gives Top Level documentation for all commands. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XHELP ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ lists all commands with a brief description. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XHELP command ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ gives an overview, examples, and sometimes design constraints for a command.║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ You can print the contents of XHELP (or of any other command) by dumping ║ echo ║ the help text to a file and printing that file as follows: ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ "XHELP -ALL /NOPAUSE > X" ║ echo ║ COPY X PRN ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ pause cls echo ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ echo ║ This concludes the Ten Minute Demo of "DOS Extensions for Professionals". ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ If you have not yet done so, you may want to print XREADME on your printer ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ COPY XREADME PRN ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ XREADME explains how to install "DOS Extensions for Professionals" on your ║ echo ║ hard disk. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Gain experience with "DOS Extensions for Professionals" by using the ║ echo ║ simpler commands and Command Modifiers first. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Extend your knowledge by reviewing the Built-in Help a command-at-a-time. ║ echo ║ You may not remember all the details, but you'll know where to turn for ║ echo ║ help. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ After a little practice, review XDEMO_AD for advanced concepts. ║ echo ║ ║ echo ║ Good luck and good computing! ║ echo ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ rem Re-establish junk file to reserve space on diskette. rem *** copy /b split.exe+search.exe x.dat >nul