Aztech v2.0 User's Manual



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Using Aztech

Aztech is started by running AZ.EXE. To see the command line usage, run AZ.EXE /?. The command line usage is as follows:

Usage: AZ.EXE [/n] [readpath]
       readpath specifies directory to be read - current directory is           
	            default.
       /n       specifies line display mode
                n = 0  Auto
                n = 1  Short
                n = 2  Detailed
                n = 3  Long
                n = 4  Hybrid
                n = 5  Date Last Accessed
                n = 6  Date Created
Aztech displays all the files in the current directory. If a readpath is specified, Aztech will first change to the specified directory. The line display mode determines what information about a file is displayed, including short and/or long name, attributes, file length, and file date. The Auto setting will automatically adjust the display for directories which contain Windows long filenames. Display mode may also be adjusted using the Short Views and Long Views functions. (Note that long filenames are not available under DOS versions prior to 7.0 or when running in Windows MS-DOS Mode.) Command line defaults may be set using the Edit Options function.

Colors are used to distinguish between types of files, and to indicate attributes. System files are displayed in dark red. If a file is read-only, its file length is displayed in dark magenta. If a file is hidden its name is displayed in dark green.

If a file is light blue (EXE, COM), light green (HTM, HLP, etc), or light red (LNK, PIF, BAT), you can execute it (or start it) by moving the cursor to it and pressing Enter.




Functions

Most functions in Aztech are accessed using the Alt key. Some require additional input from the user, which is entered in the input field. To see a brief list of all functions and keys at any time, press F3:

  Move Cursor      Arrows                 View Toggle        F1
  Jump To          A-Z                    View DOS           F2
  Prev Screen      PgUp                   Help               F3
  Next Screen      PgDn                   Short Views        F5
  First File       Home                   Long Views         F6
  Last File        End                    Exit               Esc
  Bookmarks        Alt 0-9                Edit Options       Alt J
  Enter Dir        Enter                  View Text File     Enter
  Log New Path     Alt L                  DOS Edit           Alt G
  Reread Dir       F4                     DOS Shell          Alt D
  Previous Dir     Ctrl Left              Windows Edit       Alt B
  Next Dir         Ctrl Right             Win Explorer       F7
  Make Dir         Alt K                  Start File         F8 or Enter
  Take Snapshot    Alt H                  Macros             F9-F12
  Tag/Retag/Untag  Space/Tab/Shift-Tab    Delete             Del
  Wildcard Tag     Alt T                  Wipe               Alt X
  Copy             Ins                    Rename             Alt E
  Copy To A:       Alt A                  Move               Alt M
  Fetch            Alt F                  Compare            Alt C
  Split            Alt S                  Attr R,H,+RH,-*    Alt F5-F8
  Recombine        Alt O
  Zip File(s)      Alt Z                  Uncompress         Alt N
  RAR File(s)      Alt R                  Uncompress Dir     Alt U
  WinZip           Alt W                  View Archive       Enter


Navigation [ Arrows; A-Z; PageUp; PageDown; Home; End ]


Bookmarks [ Alt 0-9 ]


View Toggle [ F1 ]


View DOS [ F2 ]


Short Views [ F5 ]


Long Views [ F6 ]


Edit Options [ Alt J ]


Enter Dir [ Enter ]


Log New Path [ Alt L ]


Reread Dir [ F4 ]


Previous / Next Dir [ Ctrl Left-Arrow / Ctrl Right-Arrow ]


Make Dir [ Alt K ]


Take Snapshot [ Alt H ]


View Text File [ Enter ]


DOS Edit [ Alt G ]


DOS Shell [ Alt S ]


Windows Edit [ Alt B ]


Win Explorer [ F7 ]


Start File [ F8 or Enter ]


Macros [ F9-F12 ]


Tag / Retag / Untag [ Space / Tab / Shift-Tab ]


Wildcard Tag [ Alt T ]


Copy [ Ins ]


Copy To A: [ Alt A ]


Fetch [ Alt F ]


Split [ Alt S ]


Recombine [ Alt O ]


Delete [ Del ]


Wipe [ Alt X ]


Rename [ Alt E ]


Move [ Alt M ]


Compare [ Alt C ]


Attr R,H,+RH,-* [ Alt F5-F8 ]


Zip File(s) [ Alt Z ]


RAR File(s) [ Alt R ]


WinZip [ Alt W ]


Uncompress [ Alt N ]


Uncompress Dir [ Alt U ]


View Archive [ Enter ]




Using The Input Field




h3o Directory Program

The h3o program (H.EXE) included with Aztech is a versatile substitute for the DOS dir command. It displays a directory's contents using the same display and color scheme that Aztech uses. To see the command line usage, type H.EXE /?

Usage: H [/n] [/P|/B] [/R] [/A] [/D|/Y] [/H] [spec] [spec] ...
       H /T [/P|/B] [/H] [spec] [spec] ...

       spec     A directory path, file pathname, or file wildcard
       /n       specifies line display mode
                n = 0  Auto
                n = 1  Short
                n = 2  Detailed w/ Date Modified
                n = 3  Long
                n = 4  Hybrid
                n = 5  Date Last Accessed
                n = 6  Date Created
       /P       Pause after each screenful
       /B       Batch mode - no pause after each screenful
       /R       Recurse subdirectories
       /A       Show archive (ZIP, RAR) contents
       /D       Redirectable output only
       /Y       Redirectable and direct output
       /H       Redirectable HTML output

       /T       Total recursive directory contents
To display the current directory, type H. One or more directories to be displayed may also be entered on the command line. For example:
    H c:\Temp "C:\Program Files"
To add a pause between each screenful, use the /P switch.

A wildcard may be used to display only some files in the directory. For example:

    H C:\Windows\*.DLL
At the bottom of the directory display, h3o will show statistics for all displayed files. For example:
   21 files      516,080 bytes      983,040 used  354,362,112 free
The file count shows how many files are displayed. (Subdirectories are not included.) bytes indicates the sum of the lengths of all displayed files. used indicates how many total bytes the displayed files consume on the disk. (Files will often consume more than their length because they are stored in clusters, and even if they use only a fraction of a cluster, the entire cluster is consumed.) [Note: This value is inaccurate on FAT32 and compressed drives.] free indicates how many free bytes are available on the volume (drive). [Note: This value is slightly inaccurate on FAT32 drives and returns an estimated value on compressed drives.]


The /D switch specifies that h3o's output should be redirectable. This allows you to write the output to a file. For example, to write the contents of the Windows directory to the file "C:\snapshot.txt", use the following command:

    H /D C:\Windows > C:\snapshot.txt
When redirecting to a file, no output is visible on the screen. If you would like both redirectable and direct output, use the /Y switch.

The line display mode may be specified as shown. This switch operates identically to Aztech. If set to Auto (the default) when the output is redirectable, h3o will use line mode 2 or 3 depending on filename lengths.

The /H switch is used to produce HTML output. When displaying a directory tree (see /R switch below) the HTML document can be navigated using the links. This output provides a convenient way to create a document which shows what files are contained on a removable disk, for example. When the /H switch is specified, the /Y switch is implied (both redirectable and direct output is produced). To produce only redirectable output, use /H /D

The /R switch causes h3o to recurse subdirectories in each specified path, and display the subdirectories as well. This function is useful for taking a snapshot of an entire directory tree or disk. For example:

	H /R /Y C:\Windows > C:\snapshot.txt
would take a snapshot of Windows and all subdirectories. (The /P switch may also be included to view one screenful at a time.)

The /A switch causes h3o to display the contents of all ZIP and RAR files in the displayed paths. If a wildcard is specified, only the files matching the wildcard are displayed. For example:

	H /R /A /P "c:\My Documents\*.TXT"
This command would list all TXT files in C:\My Documents and in all subdirectories. It would also list TXT files inside of ZIP and RAR files in these directories.

Combining some of these switches:

	H /R /A /H /D e:\ > snapshot.htm
For example, if the E: drive is a Zip disk or other removable type of disk, this command would create an HTML document which showed all the directories on the disk, and the contents of all ZIP and RAR files on the disk. The document is automatically linked and may be navigated or searched using your browser. (To load the file into your browser, run Aztech and press Enter on the file, or type the file's pathname in your browser's URL field.)


Total Recursive Directory Contents

h3o has a second mode which is used to tally the number of files and bytes in a directory, including all subdirectories. Use the /T switch to specify this mode. /T mode output is always redirectable. /P may be included to pause between screenfuls. An example output follows:

C:>H /T C:\artwork\Drawings

files           bytes  directory
   21         511,931  C:\artwork\Drawings
   14         212,805    17a
   42         814,290    backups
    1           1,235      old
   43         815,525    backups (Total)
   12         113,429    lessons
    0               0    Trash
   90       1,653,690  C:\artwork\Drawings (Total)
            4,096,000  disk bytes consumed (125 clusters @ 32768 bytes)
Each line with the "(Total)" indicator shows the total files and bytes for that directory, including all subdirectories. Each line without a "(Total)" indicator shows the total files and bytes in that directory only.

In the above example, the C:\artwork\Drawings folder contains 21 files totalling 511,931 bytes. If all the files in all the subdirectories are included, the sum is 90 files and 1,653,690 bytes.

The disk bytes consumed on the last line shows exactly how many bytes the entire directory structure is consuming on your disk drive. If C:\artwork\Drawings and all subdirectories were deleted, 4,096,000 bytes would be freed on drive C:. [Note: This value is inaccurate on FAT32 and compressed drives.]


Modifying The Default Switches For h3o

Currently, there is no automated method to specify default switches (for example, to specify a different default line display mode). However, if you're handy with a hex editor you can try the following:

Switches specified on the command line at run time will override switches in the default command line.


Using CDD

CDD.EXE, included with Aztech, is a very simple but useful utility intended as a replacement for the DOS cd command. The difference is that if a drive is specified, CDD will change to the drive as well as the directory. Thus the following command:

    CDD D:\temp
is equivalent to:
    D:
    cd \temp

In addition, Windows long pathnames do not require quotes.


Other Information




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