The UTILitieS-2 Diskette Originated by R.S. Hafner Livermore, CA September, 1985 The following is a breakdown of what is contained on this diskette. Included are verbose listings of the various .ARC files and comments on the sub-files themselves. Executable images---files with a .EXE or .COM extension---will run on the Rainbow under MS-DOS, version 2.11. The .ARC files were produced using the ARC utility, version 4.10, which is contained on the UTILS-1 diskette. Comments are those of the originator of this diskette and do not necessarily reflect the comments, or opinions, of DECUS. **** RENDIR.ARC **** Version Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== RENDIR.COM 384 Packed 17% 319 13 Dec 84 3:56a BA28 RENDIR.DOC 197 Packed 14% 170 30 Jun 85 1:39a AB57 A simple little program, RENDIR allows users to REName their DIRectories. To use RENDIR, go to a level that is one (1) level above the directory you want to rename. Type ``RENDIR,'' and simply follow the instructions. (Note: Do not include the backslash as part of the directory name.) **** REPLY.ARC **** Version Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== REPLY.COM 1188 Packed 48% 626 10 Jan 85 10:21p 87BF REPLY.DOC 3142 Squeezed 42% 1846 23 May 85 4:01p E967 REPLY allows the user to look for specified matches, or ask YES or NO questions in a batch file. **** RESETRB.ARC **** Version Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== RESETRB.COM 9216 Squeezed 2% 9101 25 Jun 85 11:19p BAA0 RESETRB.DOC 170 Packed 17% 142 30 Jun 85 1:44a A658 A Rainbow specific program which provides the software equivalent of ``Set-up/Cntrl Set-up.'' RESETRB, however, leaves you where you were, instead of resetting to the Main Menu. **** SCREENRB.ARC **** Version Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== SCREENRB.COM 12288 Squeezed 5% 11699 1 Oct 83 2:36a 31BD SCREENRB.DOC 233 Packed 14% 201 30 Jun 85 1:47a 5C57 A Raibow specific program which allows the selection, or the resetting, of all of the screen attributes. Type ``SCREENRB ,'' and choose what you want. **** SD.ARC **** Version Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== SD.COM 1536 Packed 2% 1517 25 Jun 85 11:01p 7694 SD.DOC 311 Packed 11% 279 30 Jun 85 2:11a 23D1 SD is a Super Directory program which sorts and lists directory files in an alphabetical, double-column format. The number of files and the rounded estimate of file space appear to be OK, but the estimate of the space remaining should not be believed. **** SECRET.ARC **** Version(s) Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== CDSECRET.COM 512 Packed 56% 230 22 Sep 84 8:38p F9FB MDSECRET.COM 512 Packed 49% 263 22 Sep 84 8:35p 93E5 RDSECRET.COM 512 Packed 56% 230 22 Sep 84 8:38p ECA4 SECRET.DOC 3584 Crunched 38% 2250 23 May 85 3:32p C5E2 A set of MS-DOS programs originally written for the IBM-PC. (This user has not tried them on his Rainbow.) MDSECRET (MakeDirectory--SECRET) allows the the user to create hidden directories and/or sub-directories. CDSECRET (ChangeDirectory--SECRET) and RDSECRET (RemoveDirectory--SECRET) perform the appropriate supplemental functions. **** SQ.ARC **** Version 1.61pc Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== SQ.DOC 117 Packed 45% 65 30 Jun 85 2:43a 018D SQ.EXE 15360 Crunched 16% 12933 11 Dec 84 7:17a 49F7 A recent MS-DOS version of Richard Greenlaw's famous SQueeze program. Works great, but it should: It was updated BY Richard Greenlaw. **** SWEEP.ARC **** Version 2.14 Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== SWEEP214.COM 26624 Squeezed 15% 22833 27 Jun 85 0:26a 227B SWEEP214.DOC 16637 Crunched 60% 6768 27 Jun 85 1:19a 637A Gary Berg's most recent version of SWEEP (CWEEP) for MS-DOS.... **** TABS.ARC **** Version 1.6 Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== TABS.ASM 14720 Crunched 47% 7925 19 Jun 85 11:06p 51A5 TABS.COM 1920 Packed 26% 1439 19 Jun 85 11:06p B826 TABS.DOC 199 Packed 19% 163 30 Jun 85 2:49a 0172 TABS was supposed to be an MS-DOS, ASCII alignment program which replaces characters with spaces. This version of TABS, however, does NOT work properly on a Rainbow.... **** TD.ARC **** Version Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== TD.DOC 512 Packed 36% 332 1 Oct 83 2:33a 4BCF TD.EXE 17792 Crunched 26% 13226 1 Oct 83 2:32a C585 A Time-ordered Directory program, TD provides directory listings which are sorted by time, size or name, in either the forward, or reverse direction. **** TOUCH.ARC **** Version Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== TOUCH.ASM 6528 Crunched 64% 2384 9 Jul 85 9:48a 3B2C TOUCH.COM 384 Packed 41% 230 9 Jul 85 9:48a 4577 TOUCH.DOC 384 Packed 3% 376 9 Jul 85 9:48a DAB8 TOUCH allows users to reset date and timestamps to the current date and time. Global filenames are accepted, but only from the default directory. **** TREE.ARC **** Version 1.1 Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== TREE.ASM 12182 Crunched 51% 6023 23 May 85 2:57p 0E55 TREE.COM 1024 Packed 21% 813 19 May 85 2:31a 17EF TREE.DOC 982 Squeezed 17% 820 25 Aug 85 11:11p FDC4 A replacement for what Version 2.11 forgot, TREE draws the directory structure of the default disk drive for any MS-DOS computer with a VT1xx compatible terminal. **** TREEDIR.ARC **** Version 1.0 ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== TREEDIR.COM 7680 Crunched 17% 6423 19 Jun 85 10:21p 76E5 TREEDIR.DOC 1024 Crunched 22% 804 19 Jun 85 11:01p 60EE A combination of TREE and DIR, this program produces a listing of the files in each directory along with the date, time and file size. If the directory name is omitted, the listing starts from the root directory. Use ``TREEDIR .'' to list the current directory. **** TY.ARC **** Version Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== TY.COM 1408 Packed 6% 1336 23 May 85 11:20p 1299 TY.DOC 2455 Crunched 29% 1757 23 May 85 4:11p 78A9 TY can be used to extract or type files which have been stored in a compressed format using SQ.COM (see above), or any of its variants. If you SQueeze files at all, this program is a must. **** UNDEL.ARC **** Version 2.0 Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== UNDEL.COM DELETED (See Below) UNDEL.DOC 3377 Squeezed 32% 2324 2 Jul 85 7:19p BC78 Version 2.0 of an MS-DOS UNDELete utility.... Although it was supposed to work in the root directory (but NOT in sub-directories), this version of UNDEL does not seem work in the root directory, either. Moreover, after trying UNDEL at the root directory level, something went wrong, which ended up scrambling this user's File Allocation Table: A dozen files were truncated; a sub-directory was completely wiped out; and more than 180 files wound up cross-linked. UNDEL.COM, therefore, has been removed from this ARCive. **** UNIXUTIL.ARC **** Version(s) Unknown Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== CAT.EXE 11392 Crunched 26% 8493 27 Jun 85 0:55a 56E9 FGREP.EXE 30720 Crunched 23% 23891 27 Jun 85 0:51a 63B5 LIST.EXE 30464 Squeezed 18% 25164 27 Jun 85 0:39a 4801 MV.EXE 30976 Crunched 25% 23267 28 Jun 85 0:00a 18BF SEARCH.EXE 51200 Squeezed 18% 42344 26 Jun 85 11:09p 4C25 TAIL.EXE 30080 Crunched 22% 23610 28 Jun 85 0:06a 52C3 UNXUTIL.DOC 29440 Crunched 56% 12974 27 Jun 85 0:58a FB80 WC.EXE 28032 Crunched 24% 21317 27 Jun 85 0:45a 0ED0 A set of UNIX-like utilities for use under MS-DOS: CAT concatenates a list of files (or list of directories) for normal, or redirected output; FGREP searches through a list of files (or list of directories) for specified text strings; LIST produces a directory listing (in any of several formats) of files, or lists of files; TAIL displays the last `n' lines of a file or list of files; and WC counts words or lines in a file or list of files. The MV utility moves files, or lists of files, from one place to another. MV differs from COPY in that MV deletes the original file after it has been copied. (Use MV, therefore, with caution.) SEARCH can be used to search a directory, or set of directories, to match a file, or set of files. Once matched, the entries may be output, moved (MVed), copied, or deleted, or the entries' attributes may be changed. An extremely powerful utility, use SEARCH with even more caution than MV. Note: Each of the UNIX utilities accepts wildcards, and work just as well on single or multiple directory listings. Additional Note: The MV utility does not always behave as expected, particularly when using wildcards. There may also be some difference in behavior in MV's usage on Rainbow 100A and 100B models. **** VDIR.xxx **** Version(s) Unknown THIS NOTE IS INDENDED AS A WARNING: According to the San Francisco HELPLINE, run by Guy Stefano Romano, there is a program in the public domain called `VDIR,' which apparently contains a `worm.' During the check out of VDIR, the `worm' intentionally seeks out the hard drive, where it installs itself for hibernation. And, after waking from its sleep, the `worm' sets out to destory files at a not so leisurely pace. VDIR, therefore, should be avoided at all costs. **** WHEREII.ARC **** Version 1.3(??) Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC ============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== WHEREII.COM 1024 Packed 22% 806 31 Jul 85 0:56a A08F WHEREII.DOC 2944 Crunched 37% 1875 1 Aug 85 0:32a 6165 A newer, supposedly faster version of WHEREIS.COM. It is a little different, but I'm not sure it's any faster. But, with more than 600 files on this user's hard drive, it is very difficult to tell. ***** End of UTILS-2.TXT *****