Short:    V2.6: zDir - The Ultimate Dir-command.
Author:   zznyyd@diku.dk (Finn Nielsen)
Uploader: zznyyd@diku.dk (Finn Nielsen)
Type:     util/cli
Requires: Kickstart V37 or greater


zDir V2.6  (30.12.97)  by Finn Nielsen  -  ©1997 ZzNyYd! Design.


Changes since V2.5:
  A  small  bug  found  in the output routine: by making the shellwindow to
thin  for  a single column to be printed, zDir would go into a never-ending
loop, that could only be broken by a CTRL-C, fixed. Minor optimizations.
  Four  new  options  added: NOBAR and ALTDIR (env var), -p and -n (command
line).
  Changed -S, now a '/' will only be appended to directory names when -E is
also in effect.



Introduction:
  When  working a lot with a command line interface a good dir listing util
is  a  must.  However  the  output  from  the List command, supplied on the
workbench  disks,  fills  to much (I don't always need to know the state of
the  protections  bits  and  creation date and time), the Dir command (also
from  the  wb  disks)  doesn't  give enough information and further more it
simply looks ugly and it sucks, and so does most other dir listing utils.
  Some  dir  listing  utils,  such  as  xDir, xfdList and MList, comes in a
software  package and exists only to support that special software package,
and, unfortunately, lack a lot of functionallity.

  So  here is zDir, a Dir listing util that has all the functionallity that
is required by a real Dir command, a nice look, a list option + it supports
the software packages xpk, xfd, fileid and MultiUser.



zDir can replace:
 ° C='s Dir.
 ° xDir (from the xpk-package).
 ° xfdList (from the xfd-package).
 ° WhatIs (from the FIDLIB-package).
 ° MList (from the MultiUser-package)

Features:
 ° Says "*** Ni." when you break it.
 ° 100% pure, can be made resident.
 ° Uses efficient memory-pools.
 ° Very fast assembly written sorting algorithm.
 ° Shows the full path of the directory that is read.
 ° Has a much nicer look than other dir-listing utils.
 ° Can output disksizes in Kb or MB.
 ° Sets the pr_Result2 field on error so the 'Why' command can be used.

Features accessible via options:
 ° List option (recognizes and ignores XFH-comments).
 ° Recursive option (can recursively read an entire directory tree).
 ° Sizecheck dirs option.
 ° Recognizes xpk-packed and powerpacked data-files internally.
 ° supports MultiUserFileSystem
   (group & other protection bits + owner/group field).
 ° Supports xfdmaster.library and FileID.library.
 ° Can recursively scan a directory tree for a specific filename
   or filecomment.

What zDir doesn't have:
 ° An LFORMAT argument: zDir is a Dir-command not a List-command!
   When you need LFORMAT use List or something.


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    1207     788 34.7% 30-Dec-97 15:03:40  Authentication.asc
     270     164 39.2% 30-Dec-97 07:25:06  file_id.diz
   11532    7361 36.1% 30-Dec-97 12:43:02  zDir
   33499   13652 59.2% 30-Dec-97 15:00:56  zDir.guide
    2719    1400 48.5% 30-Dec-97 07:28:52  zDir.readme
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   49227   23365 52.5% 05-Jan-98 23:38:24   5 files