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- PKAZIP (tm) FAST! PKAmigaZIP Utility Version 0.91(Beta) 10-21-89
- Copyright 1989 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-
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-
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- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< BUTTONS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- All - Selects all filenames and directories in the current
- directory or ZIP file that satisfy the INCLUDE and
- EXCLUDE patterns.
-
- CLEAR - De-selects all filenames and directories in the current
- directory or ZIP file.
-
- COPY - Copies all selected files from the current directory or ZIP
- file to the destination specified in the DESTINATION window.
- Dates, protection attributes and comments are also copied. If
- the file already exists in the DESTINATION directory, it is
- skipped.
-
- There is one exception to this: if the DESTINATION is the
- same as the SRC directory, then there is one chance to rename
- the file and the copy is performed to the new filename.
-
- Copy is fully recusive and will copy all files and
- directories from a selected directory.
-
- DELETE - Deletes all selected files in the current directory or ZIP
- file. This function will prompt for confirmation.
-
- WARNING: Delete is fully recursive and will delete all files
- and directories found in any selected directory. Delete will
- request a second confirmation before proceeding.
-
- INFO - Activates the File Attribute Editor. This allows you to
- rename files, edit AmigaDOS and ZIP file comments and change
- the file attributes (HSPA RWED) using buttons. Once changes
- are made, use the mouse to select the SAVE button to store
- the changes and return to the file list window. Select the
- ABORT button to return to the file list window without
- altering the current selection. ABORT also cancels any
- pending file selections. Select the QUIT button to return
- to the file list window without altering the current
- selection.
-
- Info also displays the Compressed Size, Compression Method
- and the Compression Ratio if the selected file is inside a
- ZIP file.
-
- DISPLAY - Displays all selected files in the current directory or ZIP
- file. Each file is displayed in the order it is displayed.
- Pressing the right mouse button or clicking in the Display
- Window close-box will advance to the next selected file in
- the list.
-
- Click the mouse in the top half of the display screen to
- scroll towards the beginning of the file. Click the mouse
- in the bottom half of screen to scroll towards the end of the
- file. (Or use the Arrow buttons or slider to scroll.)
-
- PRINT - Prints all selected files in the current directory or ZIP
- file to the selected printer device (PRT: PAR: or SER:).
-
- INCLUDE - Presents a tool that allows you to insert up to three masks
- which will be used to determine which files ARE displayed in
- the files window. This is a handy way to reduce clutter
- while viewing files or ZIP listings.
-
- PALETTE - Presents a tool which allows you to change the colors of the
- screen. Click on each color button and use the color sliders
- to change that color. Pressing the OK button will enable
- PKAZIP to use the current selections. Pressing the CANCEL
- button aborts any color pending color changes and exits the
- Palette tool. Pressing the RESET button returns the colors
- to the settings which were active on entry to the Palette
- tool but does not exit the Palette tool.
-
- ABORT - Abort the current operation.
-
- UNZIP - Extracts (decompresses) all selected ZIP files to the
- destination directory specified in the DESTINATION window.
- Decompression rules are specified using the EXTRACT pull-down
- menu.
-
- ZIP - Compresses selected files and adds them to the ZIP file
- specified in the DESTINATION window. Compression rules are
- specified using the ADD pull-down menu.
-
- TEST - Tests all selected ZIP files by recalculating the 32-bit
- CRC (Cyclic Redundany Check) for each file.
-
- SEARCH - Searches from the current directory for all files that match
- the filename specified in the search string box. This search
- is fully recursive and extends into all subdirectories
- contained in the current directory.
-
- NOTE: This search also extends into all filenames contained
- in ZIP files!
-
- PARENT - Moves to the directory above the current directory. Movement
- is toward the root of the disk. For example, if the current
- directory is DF0:TEST/MANY then pressing PARENT will change
- the current directory to DF0:TEST. If the contents of a ZIP
- file are being displayed, the PARENT button will exit the ZIP
- file and display the normal DOS directory listing.
-
- COMMENT - Toggles the file list display between file or ZIP comments
- and file displays using size, date and time attributes. An
- example of the file list display with comments is:
-
- adds buffers to the specified drive AddBuffers
- allows script files to get input ask
- allows reassignment of ffs: as dh0: assigndev
-
- An example of the file list display with size, date and time
- attributes:
-
- 876 ---arwed 10/27/88 18:24:45 AddBuffers
- 556 ---arwed 03/14/88 18:40:29 ask
- 6784 ---arwed 09/20/87 19:44:28 assigndev
-
- HELP - Displays the help file.
-
- EXCLUDE - Presents a tool that allows you to insert up to three masks
- which will be used to determine which files are NOT displayed
- in the files window. This is a handy way to reduce clutter
- while viewing directory listings.
-
- LICENSE - This button displays the license argreement.
-
- EXIT - Quits PKAZIP.
-
-
-
- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< MENUS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- EXTRACT - This menu contains those options used during file
- de-compression:
-
- UNCONDITIONAL - All selected files are extracted to the
- destination directory.
-
- NEWER FILES ONLY - Only files which have newer dates than the
- destination files are extracted.
-
- ASK IF EXISTS - If a file already exists in the
- destination directory, prompt the user
- for permission to over-write it.
-
- FULL PATHNAMES - Extract the file using the full pathname
- and filename. If the pathname does not
- exist, this operation will ask you if you
- want to create it. If you answer YES, the
- destination directory will be created and
- the files will be extracted to it. If you
- answer NO, the file will be skipped.
-
- USE FILENOTES - Writes any filenote assigned to a
- compressed file as an Amig DOS filenote
- for that file.
-
- ADD - This menu contains those options used during file
- compression:
-
- UNCONDITIONAL - All selected files are compressed and
- added to the destination ZIP file.
-
- NEWER FILES ONLY - Only files which already exist in the ZIP
- file and have dates newer than the
- existing ZIP files will be added to the
- ZIP file.
-
- NOT IN CATALOG - Only files which are not already
- compressed and in the ZIP catalog are
- compressed and added to the destination
- ZIP file.
-
- AFTER DATE - Only the files which have dates later
- than the date specified in the DATE box
- will be compressed and added to the ZIP
- file.
-
- ARCHIVE BIT - Only those files that have their
- Archive Bit reset will be compressed and
- added to the ZIP file. The Archive Bit
- for each file will then be set to indicate
- the file has been archived.
-
- ENCRYPT - As files are compressed and added to the
- ZIP file, they will be encoded so they
- can not be extracted without the proper
- password.
-
- MOVE - After files are compressed and added to
- the ZIP file, they will be deleted.
-
- FULL PATHNAMES - Compressed files are saved with either
- their full pathname, less the source drive
- designation, or just the filename itself.
-
- USE FILENOTES - Amiga DOS filenotes for each compressed
- file are saved in the ZIP file.
-
- PRINT - This menu contains options to select PRT:, PAR: or SER: as
- the output device. It also offers an option to perform an
- automatic formfeed between each printed file.
-
- PREFERENCES - This menu provides selections to change the default
- operation of PKAZIP:
-
- SORT FILE LIST
-
- BY NAME - Sorts the file list alphabetically
- ASCENDING from A to Z. Directories are placed
- at the beginning of the list.
-
- BY NAME - Sorts the file list alphabetically
- DECENDING from Z to A. Directories are placed
- at the beginning of the list.
-
- BY DATE/TIME - Sorts the file list with the newest
- NEWEST FIRST files first. Directories are placed
- at the beginning of the list.
-
- BY DATE/TIME - Sorts the file list with the oldest
- OLDEST FIRST files first. Directories are placed
- at the beginning of the list.
-
- NONE - Display files using natural order.
-
- ENABLE FILTERS - Display filenames which pass the
- Include and Exclude filters.
-
- ENABLE SIZING - Displays the total size of the selected
- files and directories to make it easy to
- determine if the selected files and
- directories fit on the destination drive.
-
- SAVE PREFERENCES - Saves choices from the PRINT and
- PREFERENCE menus. The contents of the
- INCLUDE and EXCLUDE filters, PALETTE
- choices and state of the COMMENT button
- are also saved.
-
- LOAD PREFERENCES - Loads the saved preferences into PKAZIP.
-
- RESET PREFERENCES - Reset preferences back to the factory state.
-
-
-
- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< KEYBOARD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- HELP - Display this help file.
-
- UP - Move the list or file display towards the beginning.
-
- DOWN - Move the list or file display towards the end.
-
- HOME - Move to the beginning of the list or file.
-
- END - Moves to the end of the list or file.
-
- PAGEUP - Move the list or file backwards by one page.
-
- PAGEDOWN - Move the list or files foreward by one page.
-
-
-
- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< MISCELLANEOUS NOTES >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Double clicking on a directory name will change the current directory
- to that directory. This will display those files found in the new
- CURRENT DIRECTORY.
-
- Double clicking on a ZIP file will display the list of files that are
- contained inside the ZIP file. Pressing PARENT will return to the
- normal AmigaDOS file list.
-
- Double clicking on a filename will display that file just as if you
- had selected it and pressed the DISPLAY button. Pressing the right
- mouse button or clicking in the Window close box will return the
- display to the file list.
-
- Files are NOT deselected after copying to facilitate moving files from
- the Source Directory to the Destination Directory. Once the files
- are copied, they can be deleted from the source directory because
- they are still marked. If you do not want to delete them, simply
- select the CLEAR button to deselect them.
-
- Preferences are loaded every time PKAZIP is run.
-
- The mouse may also be used to scroll a file in the DISPLAY mode.
- Clicking and holding the left mouse button in the top half of the
- display will scroll the file downwards while clicking and hold the
- left mouse button in the bottom half of the screen will scroll the
- file upwards.
-
- The mouse can also be used to control the slider and arrow buttons
- in the file display mode.
-
- WILDCARDS: Wildcards are compatible with MS-DOS and UNIX. The '*'
- references any character and '?' indicates any single character.
-
- Examples:
-
- ??.c any two letter file with a .c extension
- ??now*.c would match xynowben.c
- *.zip any filename with a .zip extension
- *.?? any filename with a two letter extension
-