On 16 Dec 00, at 12:58, Yo Intl. wrote: > Where.com is excellent. Since we are talking about favourite DOS > utilities, I am attaching another one that I can't live without. DR.COM is > used just like the DIR command, but it is better. Often, I find DR is > enough for some simple file housekeeping. Just put it in any directory > that is in the path statement. While we're on the subject of utilities, here is BAC.COM, which i use all the time, for example for transferring files from a desktop to a laptop. It works like COPY.COM except that it only copies newer or changed files. Here's a batchfile I use to copy files to a stiffy to transfer to my laptop: @echo off cls echo Copying Family Origins files from Steve's computer c: cd \forigin del *.lst del *.ged del *.tmp cd \archives pkzip -d forigin *.lst pkzip -d forigin *.tmp pkzip -d forigin *.ged pkzip -u forigin c:\forigin\*.* bac forigin.zip a: dir a: pause Keep well, Steve Hayes E-mail: shayes@xxxxxxxx Web: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/steve.htm The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any another MIME-compliant system, you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer. If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. ---- File information ----------- File: BAC.COM Date: 2 Jan 1980, 1:46 Size: 1392 bytes. Type: UnknownAttachment: BAC.COM
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