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- WhatIs - The FileIdentifier Version 1.01 18 June 1992
-
- Copyright (c) 1992, Computer Bakery, All rights reserved.
- Published by Computer Bakery, PO Box 5, Flaxley SA 5153
- Australia. Phone (08) 388 8439, International +618 388 8439
-
-
- This file gives a brief description of WhatIs and details on how to
- install it.
-
- To print this file, copy it to your printer with the following command:
-
- copy readme.doc prn
-
-
- What is WhatIs
- --------------
-
- WhatIs - The FileIdentifier - is a simple utility which will help you to
- identify what a file (or group of files) is (or are). It will usually
- be able to say what the file is and it will give any details that it can
- extract from the file such as its name or version number. WhatIs is not
- infallible (see Warning in the manual). However WhatIs can identify
- many different types of file. The simplest way to use WhatIs is to type
- "whatis" followed by the name of the file you want to identify. The
- name can contain wild card characters. For example:
-
- C:\> whatis unknown.fil
-
- will identify (if possible) what unknown.fil is. Or:
-
- C:\> whatis *.*
-
- will identify all files in the default directory.
-
-
- Installing WhatIs on a Floppy Disk
- ----------------------------------
-
- Place the disk with Whtis101.exe in drive A:. Place a formatted disk in
- drive B:. Then type (at the Dos prompt):
-
- B:
-
- and press the ENTER key. Then type:
-
- A:WHTIS101
-
- and press the ENTER key.
-
-
- Automatic Installation to a Hard Disk
- -------------------------------------
-
- The simplest way to install WhatIs on a Hard Disk from a floppy disk is
- to use the Install program provided. If you obtained WhatIs from a
- bulletin board or you want to install it by hand then follow the
- Installing by Hand instructions below. To use the install programme
- place the disk in drive A (or B). Make drive A the drive you are
- connected to by typing (at the Dos prompt):
-
- A:
-
- and pressing the ENTER key. Then type:
-
- INSTALL
-
- and press the ENTER key. The install programme will do four things. It
- will ask you for the name of a directory to place WhatIs in. If
- necessary it will create the directory. It will copy files from the
- disk to the directory. And it will (if necessary) offer to modify your
- Autoexec.Bat file so that the directory that WhatIs is in will be
- included in your Path.
-
- Before modifying your Autoexec.Bat it will ask you if you want this done
- automatically or if you want to do it yourself. If you want Install to
- make the modifications it will save a copy of Autoexec.Bat as
- Autoexec.Old.
-
-
- Installing by Hand
- ------------------
-
- WhatIs and its documentation are stored in a self extracting archive. To
- install WhatIs manually, run whtis101.exe in an appropriate directory.
- For example if you have a "Util" directory on your hard drive that might
- be a suitable place for it. If you don't already have a directory for
- utility programmes you might want to create one with the following
- command.
-
- C:\>md c:\util
-
- Then connect to your chosen directory with:
-
- C:\>cd \util
-
- To extract WhatIs.Exe and its documentation use the following command:
-
- C:\util>a:whtis101
-
- Next ensure that the directory you extracted WhatIs.Exe to is on your
- path. In your AutoExec.Bat file (see your Dos manual for details) you
- will probably have a line something like:
-
- path c:\;c:\dos;c:\windows
-
- If this line mentions the directory you have put WhatIs.Exe in you need
- do no more. Otherwise add it to the path command. For example if you
- put WhatIs.Exe in c:\util and the above path statement were in your
- AutoExec.Bat file then you would modify it so that it read:
-
- path c:\;c:\dos;c:\windows;c:\util
-
- (Notice that each directory is separated by ";".)
-
- Installed Files
- ---------------
-
- Once installed you will find that you have these files:
-
- ReadMe.Doc Brief intro & how to install WhatIs.
- ReadMe.Com Self Displaying version of ReadMe.Doc.
- WhatIs.Doc Complete WhatIs manual.
- WhatIs.Exe WhatIs Programme.
- WhatIs.Pif Program Info File for running WhatIs under Windows.
- WhatIs.Ufr Unidentified File Report Form.
- Order.Frm WhatIs order form.
- SysOp.Doc Information on WhatIs for BBS Sysops.
- Vendor.Doc Information on WhatIs for shareware disk vendors.
-