H U N T E R / K I L L E R
File Terminator v.0a

 is an aggressive utility to scan your ENTIRE disk, sort & display the results, and, well... destroy the files that steal your DiskSpace!

Trash files accumulate and DiskSpace evaporates, applications crash and productivity falls!
ONLY HK gives you a 'directory-independent' view of your disk, along with the power to reclaim your DiskSpace!  And your productivity...

How does it work?

Set your Preferences & Targets, HUNT, KILL:  Easy as 1,2,3

1)	Preferences & Targeting

2)	Hunting

3)	Killing

What's so special about it?

•	It can HUNT and DISPLAY an entire disk at a time in an intuitive BarGraph!

•	It allows you to delete (KILL) the biggest files first!

•	It seeks partial names!

•	It writes the results into a DataBase!

•	It has a GUI that looks familiar to Windows, Mac, OS/2 users! (But it's still DOS!)

•	It's simple, but it's also very powerful!

Features

Pull Down Menu Commands

Hot Tips for GUI Systems

Copying, Zipping tasks sent to batch file

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Hunter/Killer under Windows, OS/2, PowerMac

HK can be run from the many platforms as long as your system supports 640x480 color images, which most do, including the Mac.

Get icons into a Group Window

Use HK to get the filename for you!  Why Type?


Get icons into a Group Window

1)	Run HK at least once from a Command Prompt.  This creates an HK directory and writes the output files into the new directory.

2)	In Windows (either garden variety, OS/2 or PowerMac version), create a new Group for Hunter/Killer.

3)	In Windows File Manager, find the HK output directory and pick one of the *.HK files.  Pick File|Associate and 'associate' it with Notepad. Drag the *.HK files (one at a  time or multiple selection) into the new Hunter/Killer Group.  The Notepad Icons will appear for each file.

4)	Drag HK.EXE into the Group Window.  You'll get some schmaltzy icon.  Do ALT-Double Click (i.e. File|Properties) and press the Change Icon.  Browse through to find HK.ICO.

5)	Ctrl-Drag (Copy) the new Icon into commonly used Groups that require File Hunting at a moments notice.

From then on, when you double-click on one of these icon, Notepad will automatically load the file.  This allows you to see Directory Totals, Top 100 lists.  (The T2.HK file may be too large for notepad, but you may wish to associate with a WordProcessor, SpreadSheet or a DataBase)


Use HK to get the filename for you!  Why Type?

Suppose you do DTP with PageMaker and create a lot of files with *.PM5 extensions.  Now suppose you want to open an old file from about a year ago that had the letters FLY somewhere, such as PLN_FLY1.PM5 or NEW_FLYX.PM5.  And you KNOW it's somewhere on a 1.2 GigaByte Network drive... How are you gonna find it?

Hunt it down!

1)	Run HK , beginning the hunt at your \HOME directory (if that's where you think it is)

2)	Hunt for FLY... that's it!  how many could there be?

3)	When Killer shows the files, sort first by Extension.

4)	Find the upper border between *.PM5 and whatever else it finds.  Select the file ABOVE the top .PM5 file.  In HK's menu, do View|Hide Above Selected (F6)

5)	Find the lower border between *.PM5 and whatever else it finds.  Select the file BELOW  the bottom .PM5 file.  In HK's menu, do View|Hide Below Selected (Shift-F6)  You now have only *.PM5 files with the letters FLY in the name somewhere!  HA!

6)	Now sort by Date and look for whenabouts you think you created the file.

7)	When you find it, (and believe me, you will), you have several options:

a)	Rename the file into the desired directory (or make the desired directory the Recycle Directory and Recycle it!)

b)	Escape out and the filenames will be written to the files for which you created the icons!  Double Click on THE_FILE.HK (you can give them a description that is more intuitive for you with File Properties).This was the file that was selected when you punched out!  Highlight the FULL PATHNAME and press Ctrl-C.  This copies the whole filename to the ClipBoard.  Start PageMaker and pick File|Open.  Immediately, press Ctrl-V (paste)  THE FILENAME IS NOW IN THE OPEN FILENAME BOX!  Press OK!  You do this ONCE and you'll never use the Open Dialog to go groping through the disk again!

c)	Do it the hard way by remembering the whole, stinking path... not!


Hunts the entire disk, regardless of directory

This is the only App that I have seen that allows you to scan your entire disk or disks and display all of the files that you ask for according to:

Size

Date/time

Path + Filename

Name only

Extensions

How it was found.


"...it feels no remorse, it will never stop... until it finds it's target..."

There's a difference between 'finding' and file... and hunting it!


"It's not a pretty name..."

Write for your politically correct 'pastel' version.


Delete the BIG files FIRST!

Did you know that 2-5% of your files take up over HALF of your DiskSpace!  (You didn't because no other app tells you these things!)  If you need a few Megs free, NUKE the 3 Meg files that you don't need and didn't know were there anyway!  With TempFiles, monster Executables, oversized (so-called) Help Files topping 3 and 4 Meg, it's a miracle you have any DiskSpace at all!  Losing 2 of these Godzillas will earn you more than taking out 10,000 little files!  Hunt them down like the disk demons they are!


Find Partial names

If, for example, you knew that there was a file that had the letters "HK", but there were also other letters on each end, you can HUNT for "HK".

It will find:

HK.EXE

DEL_LOG.HK

CHKDSK.EXE

You CANNOT make wildcards work like this.  Typing *hk*.* WON'T work in DOS... sorry!


Writes HUNTED Files into a DataBase

When you exit, whatever you found and kept is written to a file that looks like this:

1, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ARIAL.TTF,65692

2, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ARIAL.FOT,1306

etc....

This 'comma-delimited' ASCII format will fall into nearly EVERY DataBase, SpreadSheet and text application in the universe.


It has a GUI that is a hybrid of Windows & MAC and a 'User-forgiving' interface.

If you can use a mouse, you can find everything.

It runs under these platforms... TODAY! (Not when Insignia's SoftWindows gets around to REAL Windows!)

And it has been designed to be "User-forgiving" as well as "user-friendly"

•	If you type "C;/" it knows that you mean "C:\"

•	If you type "WINDOWS" it knows that you mean \WINDOWS!

•	If you type "C:  D:  \WINDOWS  \GIFS  \SYSTEM", it checks them all!

•	If you type "raster", it looks for over 8 types of raster image!

•	If you just keep hitting [Enter], it scans the whole disk and shows you what you have... so you can get some serious file-killing done!

Sample


It's simple to use, but powerful!

It can do dozens of things, but the Defaults will get more done than any three other DOS utilities!

•	To HUNT the entire current drive, keep hitting [Enter] or click the Right Mouse Button.

•	To HUNT the B: drive, type 'b'  when asked (Yes, just 'b')


HUNTER

HUNTER is the portion of HK that finds the files for you.

Tell it where to begin hunting (or just let it go... heh heh)

Tell it what files to look for

Give it a lower limit of filesize to hunt, if it asks

Press [Execute]

After that, KILLER takes over...

Setting Preferences

AutoScan Mode:  Starting HK with the Commandline switch /a will run it straight through with the current preferences from HK.INI.  Also, Shift-Click on the Execute Button will put HK into AutoScan Mode.


Begin Hunting at:

After you have accepted the Preferences by Pressing the Execute Button, HK will ask you where it should begin hunting. You have several choices:

•	Begin at the Root of the Current Drive by pressing Enter (default)

•	Begin in the Current Directory of the Current Drive by typing a '.' (dot), which means "current directory"

•	Begin in the Parent of the Current Directory of the Current Drive by typing a '..' (double dot), which means "parent directory"

•	Begin at another drive by typing the drive letter (JUST THE LETTER, Skip the colon!  Why waster effort?)

•	Begin at any Path, which includes Drive and Directory.  If you only have one hard drive, you need only type the name of the directory, skip the backslash... HK will find it!

•	Scan through a series of paths, just type them in.  [Example]

When you have what you want, press [Execute]


Hunt for:

Your choices for HUNTING files are:

•	Scan for all files

•	Scan for certain files using DOS wildcards

•	Scan for files with a certain pattern of letters

•	Use QuiKeyWords to scan for certain pre-specified groups of files:

When you have what you want, press [Execute]

What you will see:


Wildcards

These are special characters used as approximate search criteria or placeholders for filenames.  They are commonly used in DOS DIR commands, and the like.

In HK, wildcard searches are faster than 'grep' searches.

* (asterisk) can be replaced by any number of characters

? (question mark) can be replaced by ONE character each.

IN HK ONLY, typing . when asked what to HUNT for is the same as *.* cuz every file has a dot!

Samples:

*.* seeks all files

*.? seek any file with ONE character extension

t*.* find any file that STARTS with t

Invalid wildcard usage

*t.*

*HK*.* does NOT find any file with HK in it..


All Files

The most useful for HUNTING and KILLING when DiskSpace is at stake, this is the default.

It is also denoted by the familiar *.*


QuiKeyWords:  RASTER

Tells HUNTER to look for these formats:

.PCX

.RLC

.TIF

.BMP

.GIF

.IMG

.VGR

.MNS


QuiKeyWords:  USUAL

Tells HUNTER to look for these recurrent DiskSpace culprits:

.ZIP

.TMP

.BAK

anything beginning with @

anything beginning with ~ (like Windows TempFiles)

.IMG

.TIF

.NUK


QuiKeyWords:  VECTOR

Tells HUNTER to look for these formats:

Any extension that starts with DX, such as .DXF and .DXB

.VGR

.DWG

.HPG

.POR

.DC2

.IGS

.EPS (compatible with MAC Apps, also)


Steps to a cleaner disk

1)	Set your Preferences

2)	Tell HK to hunt though your disks

3)	Kill what you don't want


Preferences Screen

To explore individual Preferences, CLICK


Preferences

Toggles

White Screen Background	Read Only Mode

Store Dates in Memory	Show All ChronoInfo

Alert for Duplicate Files	HushMode

Find & Show System Files	Disable Output Files

Pause at each screen

Spin Boxes

Lower Threshold of HUNT	Upper Threshold of HUNT

File Deletion Method	Display Tree up to Level

Output Directory	Recycle Directory

Show HUNTed Filenames	Sorting Method

HotSpots & HotButtons

Skip this TreeBranch	Move/Change Parameters

Specify 'Other' Drive	PowerMac Prefs/ PC Prefs

Meters and Other stuff

BarGraphs	Current Directory

Status Bar	Memory Information

QuiKeyWords 	Version Date

The Next Step:  HUNTER


White Screen Background

I have designed the color scheme of HK to be fluorescent on dark plum.  However, some people seem to prefer the white background.

Notes:

The colors under a white background are not as distinct as with the plum.

Notice also that the very first parameter is the background.  This allows you to pick Preferences, slap the spacebar and hit enter!

Dimmer Switch:

You can make the plum  brighter by pressing 'b' and dimmer by pressing 'B'

You can make the white whiter by pressing 'w' and dimmer by pressing 'W'

Great for those late night hunts...


Read Only Mode

Scans the disk, but never touches the disk.

No output files, can't delete, can't rename, can't recycle.

Very safe... and great for hunting through CD-ROM's

If you select this BEFORE the first hunt, you cannot change it on a subsequent hunt, until you escape out and restart HK.  I figured that YOU set it for Read only for a reason.


Store Dates in Memory

In order to sort by date/time, HK must store the dates during the hunt. Unfortunately, this takes 4 Bytes PER FILE!  That adds up fast.  IF you have no interest in sorting by date, and have a tight memory situation, set this to NO.

Note:

You can't force the Sort Method to Chrono Up/Down when Store Dates in Memory is NO, neither can you set this Preference to NO when the Sort Method is Chrono Up/Down.

Show All ChronoInfo


Show All ChronoInfo

This toggles tells whether to the display date and time as you cursor up or down.  Very handy, especially if you sorted by date/time.  But it slows the scrolling a bit.  You decide...

Note:

If you did NOT Store Dates in Memory, you can find the date of the Selected File by pressing F8.  This also throws this toggle without having to go to the Preferences Screen.


Alert for Duplicate Files

If you have two files of the same name (8 + 3 characters) and the same file size, HK will 'whistle' at you when select the duplicate of the previous.  This happens in either direction.  It can be very helpful, it can be very irritating.  That's why you can turn it on and off!


HushMode

HK uses PC Speaker sound to animate, prompt and warn.  It also has some irritating, noisy sounds (like the crashing waves of sorting files!)  You can turn them off. ...IF YOU HAVE A REGISTERED COPY!  Heh heh...


Find and Show System Files

Even though you cannot move, recycle or delete a System File (such as IO.SYS or the Windows swapfile) I have allowed you to see them.  This will give you a more complete picture of where your disk space is going.  Swapfiles get big fast and are getting bigger every day!

Note:

Since no DOS file can hide from HK, you can also find things that... well. maybe someone didn't want you to find... heh heh


Display Tree up to this level

If the sub-directories exceed this value, they are suppressed from the screen only  (They are still hunted.)

See Directories only

Set at 1:  Since the GrandTotal for each is shown in red at the right, you can quickly see which Directories are the DiskHogs!

See every subdirectory and its subtotals

Set at 9  This shows every treelimb down to Level 9.  Very good for in depth examination of your disk Tree Structure.  No one else gives you the sub-totals on the fly!  Find the hogs FAST!

See Directory and 1 subdirectory

Set at 2:  Seeing, for example, Windows and its subdirectories, ignoring all others (visually)

Anything in between

Pick a number... HK will remember it next time.


Number 9... Number 9....

If you have more than NINE subdirectory levels, you need professional help!


BarGraphs

Usage and Free DiskSpace are shown on dual Bar Graphs.  The closer the top is to the length on the bottom, the tighter your space it.  The actual numbers are shown, as well as a percentage.

Notes:

If your percentage free gets above 10%, it will cease to be shown in red.

This information lies about network and CD-ROM drives!

If the 'other' drive is as SUBSTituted drive, it will have the same amount free as the fixed disk.


Current Directory

This displays the directory you were in when you started HK.  It is NOT necessarily the directory in which HK is located.  (That's shown somewhere else.)

This is useful only to double check before you 'Begin HUNTING at:  . or ..

Also, useful information if you do an Options|DOS CommandLine that is dependent upon the Current Directory, such as 'DIR.


Status Bar

Shows a quick hint at the function of each Preference as you cursor over it.

Hey!  I KNOW no one reads manuals... I try to help as much as possible.


Memory Information

Tells how much RAM you have available at that moment.

Note: The values are 'color-coded':

Over 300KB*	Full capability

200 to 300KB	Capability reduced by use under Windows or other Shell outs,

Below 200KB	If just starting, you will have to severely limit you search

If HUNT is complete and you are in Preferences, you will be OK.

You can Add to HuntList (F3) but you only have this much memory!

*values at startup


Version Information

Which executable are you running?

This tells the PATH of the program you are running. You can be sure, at a glance, that you are have the correct version.

What is the Version Date?

In this world of CyberObsolescence (don't blink, you'll miss an upgrade), it's good to know the date.  This information will be helpful for you when registering and distributing as shareware.

What good is a File Hunter if you can't find it?

PLEASE!  Put HK in your PATH, such as in \DOS or \SYSTEM or \BIN or \WINDOWS!  That way, all you have to do is type HK and the HUNT is on!

ICON LOCK!

You can make an icon under Windows, and have it at your fingertips (especially if you have a Button Bar, such as Microsoft Office.  Use HK.ICO and HK.BMP for Icons!)


QuiKeyWords

Using QuiKeyWords

Typing one of the 3 QuiKeyWords will tell HK to HUNT for over eight types of files, all in the same pass!  For example, to scan for Raster Images, type 'RASTER' when asked for what to hunt.  Any of the eight file extensions will be found.  Unlike "Begin Hunting at:", where multiple input is allowed, QuiKeywords are only way to hunt for more than one Hunt Criteria at a time.

Changing QuiKeyWords

You can change any of these by clicking the mouse on the ones you wish to change and retype them.  This includes the QuiKeyWords themselves.  If you do not have a mouse, you can alter the HK.INI file, but who doesn't have a mouse?.

Default QuiKeyWords

Raster

Vector

Usual


Display 'Other Drive'

HK always displays the Bar Graph with Used and Free DiskSpace for Drive C:

(cuz everybody has one!)

However, you get to choose which 'other' drive is displayed here and in KILLER.  You can choose to have none, of course.

To do it, Click the mouse on the Other Drive Button, or press F6

If you choose a fixed disk drive or partition, it will be saved to the INI file, but if it is a floppy (which it can be) it will be dropped!  This prevents a snag when you start up and you don't have a floppy in the drive!  I'm thinking on your behalf!  It's called user-forgiving.

Lies your disk drive told you


Lies your disk drive told you

You may note that DOS, Windows' File Manager and HK all vary on just how much disk you have available.  There are several reasons for that... Few are critical, but are worth noting.

1)	HUNTER writes a little as it operates.  That alters some totals.

2)	Windows writes more files than the KGB, so it will alter the totals a bit, on the fly

3)	There appears to be a difference in how DOS, Windows and HK tally free space.  In short, 1024 files of one byte will take much more space than 1 file of 1024 bytes.  The DIR command takes this into account.  (Who knows with Windows?) HK does not.  To find free space, it just asks the System and believes it... Foolish...

What this may mean is that if you have a proliferation of files less than 1024, they may be eating more disk than their size indicates.  Sort by Size -Up to find these rats!  Deleting 4 files of 2 bytes each can gain you 4096 is disk space!


Change Parameters

When you have selected the Preference you wish to change, you can:

Press the SpaceBar

or

Click on the Move/Change Parameters Button with the Mouse

This will flip through the possible choices for that Preference.  It will squeak at you also!

Pressing Shift while you do this will go in the reverse order.


Disable Output Files

DiskSpace IS the Final Frontier.  Sometimes, the catalog file from HK is too big for the remaining disk space.  If this is the case, disable the Output Files.


RECYCLING

Recycling is a simple, one-button feature that moves the selected file from where they are to a pre-specified directory on the same drive.

Not unlike the Macintosh 'Trash', recycling gives you ultimate control over which files survive and which do not.

How to:

1)	Be sure that you have specified the desired directory in Preferences|Recycle Directory

2)	Select the file with the Cursor Keys and press [F7] or pick File|Recycle from the Menu.

From there, you have several choices on what to do with them:

Archive them  Since you have gathered together these files from all over your disk into this one directory, ZIPPING into an archive becomes trivial.

Examine them.  You can decide what some of these files are (who knows, sometimes), and make an intelligent, informed decision on whether or not to delete them.

Delete them en masse.  If you KNOW that all of these files are toast, DEL *.* will do it for you!  You can even send the command from the DOS|CommandLine.

BUT... HK will NOT delete en masse for you!  You must press a key for each file you delete!

I could have done it, but thought better of it!

Recycle Directory

Notes


Recycle Notes

1)	Recycle works only with the Destruct Sequencer Enabled

2)	Recycled files are recorded in MOVELOG.HK in the Recycle Directory.  IF you inadvertently recycle a file, you can look up from whence it came. and move it back (manually).  There is NO UNDO!

3)	If you HUNT on more than one disk, e.g. C: and D:, you can only recycle the files from the drive that was current when you started up HK

4)	You cannot recycle two or more files of the same filename into the Recycle Directory.  It's just common sense. (You can't even do that on a Macintosh!)

5)	HK will 'cheep' at you when successful and will crab at you when not.

6)	There is no Rule #6.

7)	No poofters!

Recycle Directory


Recycle Directory

This directory is automatically created when you start up HK...

UNLESS:

a)	You have Read Only Mode set to YES

b)	It already exists

c)	You start you HK for the very first time and it doesn't know which directory to create.

d)	Or, likewise, if you delete HK.INI from C:\

To specify the directory:

Pick the Recycle Directory Preference from the Preferences screen

Slap the Spacebar (or click on the Change Parameters Button)

Accept the \RECYCLE default or type in the desired name.

Execute

HK will create the directory for you if necessary (and possible)

Notes


Recycle Directory Notes

HK will only create a subdirectory of an existing directory.  That is, you cannot specify a recycle directory such as \STUF2NUK\NUKETHIS  if STUF2NUK does not exist.  IF you wish, you can do this once for STUF2NUK and repeat for NUKETHIS.

You can change the Recycle Directory at anytime, so use it to move things around quickly.

Hot Tip!  Irritate your friends!

You can type ILLEGAL DOS names for your recycle directory, such as \NUKE  ME (notice the space). HK can move files into these directories, but few modern programs can access them, even though they can see them!  In fact, only HK can move them out... DOS can't, Windows FileManager cant'!


HK.INI

HK.INI is saved to the C:\, no way out!  (Even in Read Only Mode... I lied)  It's the only directory that EVERYONE has!  (Even PowerMac Users)


'More' at end of screen

Sometime, when you are looking for certain files, it is useful to have HUNTER pause when it hits the end of the screen, as with the /P or |more is DOS.  Flip it on or off at your whim.

Note:

If your mouse is up and running, you can pause HUNTER at any time by pressing the Left Button or HOLDING the Right Button.  Either way, click( or release) the Right Button and HUNTER will resume


Show HUNTed Filenames

You pick what HUNTER reveals as it hunts.  3 choices:

Show if NOT *.* (all files)

Recommended for general Hunting and Killing.  If you are looking for a certain file, it will be shown, but if you are scanning an entire disk or TreeBranch, they are not.

Show 'em All

NOT RECOMMENDED for general Hunting and Killing.  Takes too long, names fly by

Don't Show

Doesn't show anything but Directories and Subs.  Fastest, but least interesting


Sorting Method

Here's the REAL POWER!  You can sort every file that HUNTER finds, (REGARDLESS of directory or even disk drive) according to the following schemes, ascending or descending:

Size

Chronological order

Path + Filename (essentially sorts by directory)

Filename only!  Example:

Extension (for Mac users, that translates file type)

As Found


Sort by Filename only Example

C:\DOS\ABCD.TXT comes after C:\HK\ABC.TXT,

even though they are in different directories and even though the directories are in different alphabetical order.  VERY useful for finding and killing files who NAME you know!


Skip this TreeBranch

Often times a TreeBranch will contain zillions of files and tons of subdirectories that, frankly, you don't care about!  Microsoft Office, Compilers, CAD programs can all really dominate the HUNTed files.  You can ignore 1 of these.  Saves a TON of memory!

How to choose a Directory to skip in HUNTER

Simply click where on the line that says Skip this TreeBranch.   You will be prompted, right there, for a TreeBranch name.  Type the undesired directory and hit enter.  (Don't bother to type the slash)


Watching the HUNT

As HK hunts through the disk, you get to watch.  If you didn't ask for the whole disk, the targets of the hunt will be displayed under its TreeBranch when found.

To pause:

Press any key (but 'x')

Click  the Left Mouse Button (Right Button to continue)

Press AND HOLD the Right Mouse Button

To punch out:

Press Escape

Press 'x'

When it's done, it will 'tinkle'.  Press any key to continue into KILLER!


Macintosh Preferences

How do Mac Users on the Power Macintosh find their way through this DOS Emulation thang?

HK tries to give them the feeling of being at home.

OK, so it's not System whatever... At least you know how to close it!


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Current Directory & Parent Directory

The Current Directory is the directory(folder) that you were in when you started HK.

The Parent Directory is the directory(folder) that the Current is in.  That is, it's one TreeBranch higher than the Current.

Shorthand:

.	indicates Current Directory

..	indicates Parent Directory


Scanning multiple Paths

If you wish to hunt in C:\WINDOWS, C:\GIFS, C:\HK\SYSTEM & D:\IMAGES

and you started HK from the C: Drive, type the following at the prompt:

BEGIN HUNTING AT <C:\>:  \WINDOWS  \GIFS  \HK\SYSTEM   D:\IMAGES

HK will scan them all and consolidate them results in KILLER.


Execute

Press the Execute Button with the Mouse

Press the Right Mouse Button

Press the Enter Key

Whatever works for you...

Note:  Shift-Click on Execute Button will put HK into AutoScan Mode, which requires no human input, and will take you straight through to KILLER.  This can be initiated by running HK with the following Commandline Switch:

HK -a  or HK /a

type  HK -? for more such switches.


KILLER

KILLER is the portion of HK that displays the files for you sorted according to size, etc.  It allows you to delete the biggest (or the newest, or the oldest, etc.)

View the files by size

Enable the Destruct Sequencer

Press Delete, if it asks

That's it!

Setting Preferences

HUNTER


How to Delete files

NOTE:  You must have the indicator "Destruct Sequencer Enabled" on.  This is the only safety measure on this app, and it shows no remorse.

If the above indicator is on, you can:

Press the [DEL] Key on the keyboard

Pick FILE|DELETE from the Mouse Menu

There is no undo!

Destruct Sequencer Enabled


Destruct Sequencer

An ominous-sounding indicator that must be enabled (and showing) to delete files.

This is the only safety measure in this app!

It will remain on or turn itself off according to the Preference called File Deletion Method:

Full Auto

Allows unlimited file deletion without needing to be re-enabled (Don't lean on the DEL key!)

3-File Burst

A fast, but safe way of deleting many files in a row.  The Destruct Sequencer will turn off after the 3rd file is deleted.

Semi-auto

The safest way of deleting files in a row.  The Destruct Sequencer will turn off after each file is deleted.  (Recommended when children are in the room)


Viewing Sorted Files

Being able to sort an entire disk worth of files by size, regardless of directory was the driving force behind development of HUNTER/KILLER.  No one else does it!  You can find out which files are hogging the disk!


Lower Threshold of HUNT

Median file sizes can reach as low as 1 KBytes.  This means that you can ignore half of the files on your disk by setting a lower threshold of 1000.  There IS a limit of number of files and memory is needed for each file.  Setting a higher threshold uses less memory, so if you run out during a hunt, try again with a higher threshold.  This is a Preference and MUST be set before the HUNT.


Upper Threshold of HUNT

The uses of this feature is different than that of the Lower Threshold, which saves memory.

1)	If you have many large files that you never will delete and get sick of skipping over, suppress them.  This saves you the time of skipping over them, and thus makes Killer more efficient.  Be sure you do not have a surprise DiskSpace monster hiding up there...

2)	If you did a Lower Threshold and want to scan again below that value, set your Upper Threshold to the previous Lower Threshold.

3)	You may be interested in hunting for the very small files that hog more space than their filesize indicates. Lies your disk drive told you

This is a Preference and MUST be set before the HUNT.


Output  Directory

Where the output files are written.  Note this, because this is where they will be when you want to use them in DataBases and SpreadSheets. Output files are:

THE_FILE.HK

This is the full pathname and filename of the file that was Selected when you left HK.  Convenient!

T2.HK

A list of all the hunted files the survive the killing.  There are listed by number( 1, 2, 3...) FULL PATHNAME (another unique feature) and filesize.  Example:

1,C:\CSC\HK\HK.EXE,312947

HK.HK

List of Top 100 files, sorted accordingly, whether by size, date, whatever...

DIR_TOTL.HK

A list of Directory Totals as they are found.  Keeps what is displayed in red in the HUNT.

DEL_LOG.HK

Tells which files HK has deleted.  Also tells which files HK has renamed and to what they have been renamed!

MOVELOG.HK

This file is not written to the Output Directory, but to the Recycle Directory.

I just thought I'd mention it while I have you here.

If you Recycle a file, you would have no way to know from whence it came, unless I wrote it down for you.  IF you 'accidentally (pronounced OOOOOOOOOOOPS!) press F7 and recycle a file that you needed where it was, you can look it up in here to find out where it goes!

Power Tips for using HK with Windows


Power User Tip for HK with Windows:

1)	Set up a Group called Hunter/Killer

2)	Associate *.HK files with the NotePad

3)	Drag-Drop the .HK files from File Manager into the Hunter Killer Group.

4)	Then, after some Hunting and Killing, you can double click on the Icon and read the results of the session.

5)	Suppose you use PageMaker, and are looking for a file.  Because you only know a fragment of the name, only HK will find it.  Or maybe you are flipping through ALL PM5 files.  After a HUNT, punch out of HK, double click on the icon for THE_FILE.HK and see the full pathname of the file you had selected when you exited.  Or double-click on HK.HK and see all of the  PM5 files, in order of size, date, whatever.  Highlight and copy the entire pathname of a desired file, pop into PageMaker, do File|Open and PASTE (Ctrl-V) the full pathname into the Filename Edit Box.  Press OK and sit back and relax!  HK did the work for you!  Sound complicated?  It's not!  It's a LOT better than groping through the Common Dialog Boxes!


Familiar Pull Down Menus

Behaves like both Mac & Windows menus... everyone feels at home!

File

Hunt

Kill

Options

Preferences

View

MEDIC!


File Menu

Delete

Recycle

Rename

Copy (Batch Command)

Zip into Archives

Peek

Peek into any file

View Attributes

Exit Hunter / Killer


Hunt Menu

Jettison HuntList

Add to HuntList

Show Free Stats

Show This Disk

'Other' Drive

Skip this branch


Kill Menu

Enable Destruct Sequencer

Disable Destruct Sequencer

Delete Entire TreeBranch

Inject into NUKE.BAT

Inject File into Command


Options Menu

DOS Command Line

Command with Selected

Show Time/Size Graph

Show HuntStats

Show Date of Selected

Close all files, NOW!


Show HuntStats  [F9]

These fascinating statistics tell a LOT about your disk usage that no other program can tell you!

Median File Size:

Half of your files are smaller than this value!  That value is usually WAY below 10KBytes, closer to 1KByte!

Total Hunted Bytes Scanned:

Total ONLY of what you asked for, not necessarily of the whole disk.  So if you ask for *.ZIP, you will see how many MegaBytes of ZIP files you have on the entire disk, or from where you asked to hunt.

Bytes Above Selected:

Tells how many Bytes are contained in the files above and including the selected file.  Most useful when Sorting by Size Down, this tells such things as how many files are there above I MBytes, and how many Mbytes total do they take up.  Great for telling where your DiskSpace. is going so fast!

Percentage above Selected:

Tells what percentage of all scanned bytes are above (and including) the Selected file.  When used with the next parameter, tells of trickle-down datanomics!

File Number divided by Number of Live Files:

Essentially, what percentage of the NUMBER of files are above and including the selected file.  If you are on number 10 and you have 100 files scanned, this number will be 10%, regardless of file sizes.  Note:  The File number is displayed to the left of the Filename.

What does this information really tell you?

It shows that the big files hog the disk even more than you might think!

It shows that deleting one big file is better than deleting 1,000 or 10,000 files!

It shows the Half-life of your DiskSpace, which is typically 2% - 5%!  That is, 2% of your files are taking up HALF of your DiskSpace!

It can show that the larger your disk, the LOWER the half-life of your DiskSpace.


Trickle-down DataNomics

That curious phenomenon where the few take up the most... just like life!


DiskSpace:  The Final Frontier

An ethereal, dynamic dimension which responds less to Physical laws and more to Murphy's Laws!  To wit, DiskUsage will rise to engulf available DiskSpace

Used handily alongside such terms as CyberSpace, Space-Time and SubSpace.


Half Life of DiskSpace

A parameter which describes what percent of the number of files take up half of the disk usage.  A disk with lower half life tends to have huge files, while higher half-life indicates smaller files, but more of them.

Also known as DataCentroid.

Obviously not related to the service life of the hard drive, though a disk with no DiskSpace is barely more useful than a crashed disk.


Show Date of Selected  [F8]

Toggles the display of Date and Time of the Selected File

If Dates are stored in memory, the date will change in real time as you move the selection and is the same as the Show All ChronoInfo in Preferences

If Dates are NOT stored in memory, then picking this will read the disk and display the file's ChronoInfo.


Size vs. Time Graph [Shift-F5]

Another statistic unique to HK!  This shows that as the date of files gets later (as time goes by), the filesize increase exponentially!   Since DOS has an inherent limit of 4 GigaBytes, this graph shows that it wont be long before we've hit the wall!

This graph is shown between Hunter and Killer, but can be repeated at any time by pressing Shift-F5.


4 GigaBytes

4 Billion Bytes!  Lots of information, right?  Not for long!


Preferences Menu [/]

Preferences calls the Preferences Screen, as does '/'.

Load Defaults is the fastest way back to the original screen appearance and hard-wired preferences

Debug Mode, if available is used for technical support.  Debug mode is indicated by a gray sizzle in the Menu Window rather than the ParaGraphics Purple Sizzle


View Menu

Redraw

Increase/Decrease Bar Width

Increase/Decrease Bar Spacing

Hide Above Selected

Hide Selected Only

Hide Below Selected

Brighter Background

Dimmer Background


Redraw [F5]

Does what it says!  Seldom needed.  Some instantaneous information such as File Attributes, Date/Time (when Dates are not stored in memory), Show This Disk are not redrawn when all else is.

Also will turn the Mouse Cursor on if it vanished.


Bar Width {Numeric KeyPad [+]}

Adjusts the thickness of the File Indicator Bars.  Useful for presentations and illustration.

Bar Spacing


Bar Spacing {Shift - Numeric KeyPad [+]}

Adjusts the size of the gap between the File Indicator Bars.

Note for White Screen users:

I have seen that setting this to 0 prevents screen flicker not present with the Plum Background.

Bar Width


Hide Above Selected [F6]

When [F6] is pressed, or the menu command is given, the selected file and all files above it will be removed from view and taken off the list.

Recommended usage:

As you examine files from larger to smaller in KILLER, and you know that you will not be deleting the ones you've passed over, get them out of sight!  For safety's sake!

Hide Below Selected

Hide Selected Only


Hide Selected Only [Ctrl-F6]

When [Ctrl-F6] is pressed, or the menu command is given, the selected file only  will be removed from view and taken off the list.

Recommended usage:

As you examine files from larger to smaller in KILLER, and you know that you will not be deleting the ones you've passed over, get them out of sight!  For safety's sake!

Hide Above Selected

Hide Below Selected


Hide Below Selected [Shift-F6]

When [Shift F6] is press, or the menu command is given, the selected file and all files below it will be removed from view and taken off the list.

Recommended usage:

Eliminate files that are too small (too old, etc.) to be concerned over (a form of after-the-fact thresholding)

Use with Hide Above Selected to leave a portion of sequential files.

For example, if you wish to view all files whose dates are over 1 week ago, but younger than 1 month ago, simply sort by date, find where the 'week ago' files are and jettison the newer ones, then find where the 'month ago' border is and jettison the older files.  Also works great with Sort by Extension to weed out all but one file type, especially after you've hunted for a group of letters and not an extension.

Hide Above Selected

Hide Selected Only


Dimmer Switch

Gives you keyboard control over the brightness of the White or the Plum background

Lowercase 'w' makes the White brighter

Uppercase 'W' makes the White dimmer

Lowercase 'b' makes the Plum brighter purple

Uppercase 'B' makes the Plum fade to black

MAC Addicts

Make the White Screen as white as possible to match Mac Screens

Great for late night sessions when your eyes are going...


MEDIC!

This information is part of the executable and will not get separated after multiple uploads and downloads, as well as Zips and who knows what...

Hunter Help

Available by pressing [F1] in the Preferences Screen, this shows a screen full of help tips for Hunter and Preferences only.

Killer Help

Available by pressing [F1] in the Killer Screen, this shows a screen full of help tips for Killer only.

About Hunter/Killer

Tells the usual stuff about addresses and E-Mail node, as well as ShareWare information, such as the $10 shareware fee! It also hums a tune...


Rename [Shift-F9]

Allows you to give the selected file a new name.  You can either type:

a)	just the filename, that is 8 + 3 characters

b)	a full pathname and then the 8 + 3, e.g.  C:\HK\DEL_LOG.HK can be renamed to C:\DOS\NUKEDLOG.TXT  and it will be moved to \DOS.  (this is limited by DOS to the same drive and the directory must exist.)


Copy [Shift-F7]

Asks where you would like this file copied, but due to probable memory conditions, it will not be done immediately. Instead, it will be written to a batch file called NUKE.BAT, which you can run after your HK session.

For example, if you wish to copy C:\HK\DEL_LOG.HK to the A: drive, press Shift F7 or pick File|Copy.  It will ask for the desired destination of the copy, type A: [Enter].  The command:

COPY C:\HK\DEL_LOG.HK  A: \v

will be written to NUKE.BAT, as will all such commands


ZIP into Archive [Shift F3]

This isn't exactly what it looks like, but it's better than a sharp stick in the eye!  This builds a batch command by asking you for each of the typical arguments.

1)	It asks for a 'ZIP string.  Translation:  If you use PKZIP and want to add the -EX switch, type PKZIP -EX

2)	It asks for an output filename, which would be the .ZIP file (for example).

3)	It takes these first two and writes a batch command that looks like this:

4)	You can then run NUKE.BAT and have HK do the work for you.

Note:

I do not recommend this for zipping HUGE files with limited disk space, but instead recommend it for many small files of diverse nomenclature!


PKZIP & PKUNZIP

Pay Phil the Shareware fee... we'd all be toast without Mr. Katz' program!


NUKE.BAT

This batch file is written to the Output Directory.  When your session is completed, you can edit, examine and then run this batch file.  Such operations as COPY and Archive will be performed by your operating system (and not by HK, so don't blame me!).

Since memory is usually at a premium in HK sessions, this gives a safe, effective, memory-cheap method of dealing with these commands.

Note:

A NEW file is created each time you run HK.  If you did not run the previous file, it will be lost in the deletion!

Use it or LOSE IT!


Inject Filename into Batch Command

This allows you to write a batch command into NUKE.BAT, and include the Selected Filename without having to retype the name!

Simply type the desired DOS batch command and where you want the Selected Filename, type %s  For example:  If you wish to copy the file to *.BAK, type:  COPY %s *.BAK

This is similar to

Option|Command with Selected,

except that with the limited memory under HK, many DOS commands will not be able to run.  Placing into a batch file is an easy, convenient workaround.

Kill|Inject into NUKE.BAT,

except that it does not automatically insert the filename.  This is actually good for writing yourself notes into the batch file, e.g.

rem double check if this is the right file before running NUKE


Inject Command into NUKE.BAT

This allows you to write a batch command into NUKE.BAT, but it will NOT include the Selected Filename

Simply type the desired DOS batch command  This is good for inserting a pause or writing yourself notes into the batch file, e.g.

rem double check if this is the right file before running NUKE


Command with Selected

This allows you send a command directly into your Operating System and include the Selected Filename without having to retype the name!

Simply type the desired Operating System command and where you want the Selected Filename, type %s  For example:  If you wish to change the File Attributes to Read Only, type:

ATTRIB %s +r

This is similar to File|Inject File into Command, except that it will be run immediately, memory permitting!


Peek [Shift F2]

This allows you a glimpse into the file to see if you can figure out what it is.  Also great for reading TXT, INI and BAT files.

User interface is nil!

Press 'c' to have it run continuously

Press 'x' to punch out while reading, ESC when the 'Sizzle' is on.

You can't scroll back.

You can't do anything but look, so don't reach for your mouse.

It's supposed to look like Federation Ware!  :-)

Hint:

If you let it keep going continuously, you will eventually get to text in wordprocessing and DeskTop Pub files.   You can actually determine which file it is in HK... Try it!

Peek at any file

Allows you to tell which file you wish to peek into.  The Default is the HK.INI file, but type whatever you want.

NOTE:  Peek does not alter the file in any way...


View Attributes [Shift F8]

Gives you a glance at the Attributes of a file:

HK will NOT delete System or Read only files, but everything else is fair game.

Attributes are indicated like this:   r*a*s*h or _*a*_*_  (archive only)

Read Only	(safe)

Archive

System 	(safe)

Hidden

Note:

You cannot change the attributes of a file in HK without doing DOS CommandLine


Exit HUNTER / KILLER

Does what it says!

a)	Also, you can get out by pressing the [ESC] key enough

b)	Pressing 'x' while Hunting or Killing

c)	Clicking your mouse in the 'sizzle' in the lower right corner of KILLER

d)	Pressing [ESC] in the Preferences screen (Watch it! This one still gets me!)

e)	HK will automatically shutdown if you delete all of the files

f)	Ctrl+Break and Ctrl-C work also.


Jettison Hunt List [F4]

All HK information is stored in memory.  Once you are in KILLER, you can choose two ways to rescan:  Jettison HuntList and Add to HuntList

If you choose Jettison [F4] HK will jettison the HuntList you now have in KILLER and make the memory available, then rescan as you like

Add to Hunt List [F3]

If you choose Add to HuntList[F3] HK will rescan but will keep what you have and add to it, which usually leaves you with very little memory.


Show Free (DiskSpace) Stats [F10]

Displays free disk space on C: and the 'other drive' or turns it off if it's on.

Show This Disk (free space) [Shift F10]

Displays free disk space on the disk you just finished HUNTING.

Most useful when HUNTING on Floppies

Free DiskSpace Stats are false on CD-ROM Drives and SUBSTituted drives


Delete Entire TreeBranch

This tells the NUKE.BAT to delete the entire TreeBranch where the Selected File resides.  This actually writes the DELTREE command from DOS 6.0 & up.  It will not work with older DOS versions.

WARNING:

If your file is C:\WINDOWS\NUKEME.TXT and you do this, it will delete \WINDOWS and ALL OF IT'S SUBDIRECTORIES!  This is WAY too powerful... That's why it's in the NUKE.BAT.  If you run this batch file..... YOU were the one who did it, not I!


DOS CommandLine [Shift-F1]

This feature allows you to do any DOS or Operating System command that memory availability allows.  (Granted it's not much. Command like DIR and TYPE and DEL will work if there is 64K available.)

1)	Press Shift F1 (in either Killer or in Preferences)

or pick Options|DOS CommandLine

2)	The amount of free memory will be displayed briefly.

3)	Type your command and hit enter as if it were a Command Prompt

4)	When the task is done, you will see the HUNTER/KILLER Logo at the bottom along with the Sizzle in the lower right.


CrippleWare

Payest thou thy Shareware Fee as thou wouldst have others pay thine...

Having been listed in Downloadable Notables in CompuServe Magazine, February 95, HK was well received by users and critics.  But as with most full-powered ShareWare, registrations were less received (Coming in about 1 fee per 100 downloads... >:-[  )

Therefore, I have crippled the File Deleting capability, but it ACTS like it is deleting files. It shows the number of MBytes it would have deleted as if it were...  BUT IT IS NOT!

Then again, for the paltry $hareWare Fee you can have a full-powered version E-Mailed to you, personalized and all!


What about Windows 95?

Having seen Windows 95 and its shell known as The Explorer (as well as a feature on the Start Button called Find), Im not sure I will write HK95 for Windows. The Explorer does 80% of what HK does, and the features that HK has that Win95 does not are NOT worth my time.

On the other hand, what you have now is STILL very useful in Win95. Try these hot tips:

1) Drag-Drop HK onto the Desktop as a handy Shortcut

2) Drag-Drop HK onto the Start Button for immediate access ANYTIME!

3) Drag-Drop THE_FILE.HK onto the Desktop as a handy Shortcut to the file you found and Copy/Paste it into any Dialog Box... why type, why grope!

4) HK is STILL the best way to see your progress reclaiming DiskSpace as you delete files. Explorer doesnt!

5) HK shows which folders are hogging the space, without having to click one after another after another... (course Windows itself is a big monster with at least 100MB!)

6) The Explorer and Find does, in fact, find partial filenames, just like HK  does... BUT you cant create a QuiKeyWord and find several partials at a time. You should have asked me, Bill!

7) HK can find EVERY FILE, no matter how long it is because Win95 hashes the 255 character maximum into an 8+3 filename including folder names for all DOS apps. I cant tell you what yer long filename is yet, but Im looking into it!

8) Finally, great minds think alike... They named their Mac-like bin Recycle Bin...hmmm I should have patented that back in October 94 when I created a Recycle Directory.   Oh, well!


The Sizzle

Lets you know that HK is waiting for a key or mouse event.

Usually, you can click the mouse on the Sizzle and it will close whatever it is doing, even HK itself.


Close all files, NOW!

This closes all output files (*.HK) immediately and switches HK to Read Only Mode.  This is allows you to view, edit or delete the files without leaving HK, even by using the various Commandline options.  I will use this... you may too!


"Cause it's 'Murder by numbers'

1, 2, 3

It's as easy to learn

As your ABC's..."

Murder by Numbers

by The Police

from the Synchronicity CD