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- SETATR
- ------
-
- SETATR will set (or un-set) the attribute bits used by
- CP/M 2.2 (and by BACKUP, its companion programme) to -
-
- What it does Mode
- ------------ ----
-
- make a file read-only R/O
- make a file read-write R/W
- make a file "system" SYS
- make a file "directory" DIR
- archive a file ARC with BACKUP
- copy a file CPY with BACKUP
-
- It is a simple-minded programme and will only do one thing
- at a time....so, no multiple commands on the command line.
- The good news is that you can use the CP/M "ambiguous file"
- feature to do whole classes of files at the one time if you
- wish. This is particularly useful in, say, converting all
- your old "COM" files to "ARC" status before running BACKUP
- on a disk for the first time.
-
- e.g. if you wanted to do this, just enter -
-
- setatr [d:]*.com arc <RETURN>
-
- where "d:" is the optional drive specification, and it will
- be done automatically.
-
- Note I didn't get it to check first to see whether the file
- was already set to the status you ask, as it runs quickly
- enough not to have to worry about saving a couple of seconds.
- e.g. on my system it will do 36 files in 14 seconds, so I
- figure that's good enough not to worry about speeding it up,
- if indeed that is possible to do in any event.
-
- Otherwise, the usage for unambiguous files is -
-
- setatr [d:]filename MODE <RETURN>
-
- where "MODE" is any of the three-letter combinations listed
- above. Either lower case or upper case is OK in any of the
- commands as they are all converted to upper case in the
- course of running SETATR.
-
- If you don't remember any of this, not to worry, just enter
-
- setatr <RETURN>
-
- and it will prompt you for input from the console. If you
- find any bugs you may contact me at -
-
- Phil Cogar,
- P.O. Box 364,
- Narrabeen,
- N.S.W. AUSTRALIA 2101
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