Small Tools Release 1.1
         
         Small  Tools  is a package of text processing programs which are
         patterned after the ones  in  the  book  "Software  Tools."  The
         following programs are included:
         
          CHG    replace occurrences of a pattern
          CNT    count characters, words, and/or lines
          CPY    copy one or more files into one
          CPT    encrypt or decrypt files
          DTB    replace tabs with equivalent blanks
          EDT    create or modify files (in-core version of UNIX ed)
          ETB    replace blanks with equivalent tabs
          FND    find lines containing a pattern
          FNT    set printer font (written for EPSON, but modifiable)
          FMT    format and print files (little brother to UNIX roff)
          LST    list files (multi-column) on pages of any size
          MRG    merge 2 sorted files for unique, equal, or all lines
          PRT    print with page skips, headings, and line numbers
          SRT    sort text lines ascending or descending on key field
          TRN    transliterate characters, isolate words, etc.
         
         These  are  a  very comfortable set of tools for almost any text
         processing task, including mail-list merging.
         
         EDT is a line oriented  editor  similar  to  the  standard  UNIX
         editor.  It  employs  an  optional automatic redisplay algorithm
         which provides greater visibility. It supports global search and
         command execution capabilities. Pattern  matching  capabilities,
         familiar to UNIX users, are available.
         
         FMT  performs  text  formatting.  It handles standard formatting
         functions like line filling, justifying, centering, underlining,
         boldface, headers, footers, and page numbering. It also supports
         italics, and double wide printing  if  your  printer  has  these
         features.
         
         SRT  is  a  disk-to-disk sort utility which operates on standard
         ASCII files. It accepts files of  any  size,  and  creates  work
         files  to hold intermediate sort runs if necessary. It will sort
         ascending or descending on 1) the whole line, 2) a  fixed  field
         starting  at  any  character  position,  or 3) a variable length
         field identified by relative position in the line.  White  space
         is  the  default  field separator, although any character may be
         specified. SRT considers upper- and lower-case letters  to  have
         the same colating sequence.
         
         The Small Tools programs are written in Small C. MS-DOS and CP/M
         versions  are available. They are distributed as source code and
         come with a 81 page manual.
         
         
                                  J. E. Hendrix
                                  P.O. Box 1435
                                Oxford, MS  38655