Disk No: 1634 Disk Title: Fugue Utilities PC-SIG Version: S1.2 Program Title: Fugue Utilities Author Version: 1.0 Author Registration: $15.00 Special Requirements: Some utilities require Epson compatible printer. FUGUE UTILITIES is a package of four useful file management utilities that are missing from MS-DOS: INFO, CAT, TELL, DIR, FI, CHD, EXCLUDE, ASK, YES, WHEREIS, FILTER, and XQT. INFO lets you integrate descriptions of files (up to 66 chars) right into the directory listing. Descriptions you enter are stored in a file called INFO.DIR, in the directory where the files reside. When the program is run, the directory is displayed with each file's descriptive text. The list permits menu-like selection to run a file or edit its special narrative text. No more running or editing a file just to know what it's for. CAT prints floppy diskette covers on EPSON compatible printers in compressed mode. A disk title is printed with available disk space, volume name, and all the filenames and sizes on the diskette. There are four columns of output and the files are grouped by directory. Note that these are diskette covers, not labels, so much more space is used. TELL is a context sensitive help program for DOS. Put away your DOS manuals because DOS help is only a keystroke away. The help is invoked from the command line and gives a brief summary of DOS commands and utility programs (format, assign, etc). This is helpful if you have forgotten the order of the DOS chmod parameters and don't feel like to digging through the reference manual. DIR is half DOS shell and half menu system for running programs or batch files and changing directories. Activating DIR generates a menu of batch files, executable programs and directory names for the current directory. Depending on the item selected DIR will change the current directory or run a selected program, pausing to accept any command line parameters. All valid keystrokes are displayed at the bottom of the screen and there is online help. DIR is perfect for the novice user who just wants to run programs and is confused by the MS-DOS directory structure. FI displays a browse list of files and allows the addition of descriptions to files in full screen mode. Press Return to edit the description of highlighted file. The descriptions are stored in file FILEINFO.WF in the directory being browsed. Several parameters allow selection of direction files to be displayed, including System and Hidden. To maintain upwards compatibilty, the program will also convert files from INFO to the new format, renaming them FILEINFO.WF. CHD changes to the directory starting with the letters typed for its first parameter, or goes to full screen mode and displays all directories for you to select. It saves the directory in a file CHD.DIR for quick start. You can create new directories, delete them, or set them to be hidden from DOS commands, or Unhide them, or even rename them from the full screen mode. EXCLUDE is used to exclude files from DOS commands. Prefix the DOS command by EXCLUDE . ASK accepts a character from the keyboard and sets ERRORLEVEL accordingly. YES accepts Y or N from the keyboard and sets the ERRORLEVEL accordingly. WHEREIS searches your disk for a file matching the file specs. FILTER filters an input file to produce an output file. XQT calls batch files from within batch files. PC-SIG 1030D East Duane Avenue Sunnyvale Ca. 94086 (408) 730-9291 (c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.