Short: V1.13, knows 1100+ filetypes. Author: andrew.ab2000@bigfoot.com (Andrew Bell) Uploader: andrew.ab2000@bigfoot.com (Andrew Bell) Type: util/dir Replaces: util/dir/GetType.lha Requires: OS39+ (WB3.0), MC68020 + HD recommended GetType is a CLI tool that enables the user to scan files on a harddrive and return their identification. This version knows over a thousand filetypes, such as StoneCracker, PowerPacker, AMOS sources, OctaMED modules, ProTracker modules, audio samples and many more... The program is FREEWARE, so you pay nothing, just e-mail the author :-) --------------------------------- Features: --------------------------------- o Knows approx. 1161 filetypes using Idm.library. o The output can be extensively configured via the LFMT parameter. o Set commment of each file with identification string - optional. o Specify how fast the program should perform via IOLEN parameter. o Ignores Workbench icon files (#?.info) - optional. o Use FileID.library (included) by BLOODROCK. This enables GetType to check files with a database of approx. 1700+ filetypes - optional. o That figure can top 2000 (!) if you use the UXFD parameter. This brings in xfdmaster.library. o Display only the filetypes you want to find via the IDPAT parameter. o Scan all sub-directories - optional. o Identification engine (Idm.library) is developed in assembly for speed. o Low memory requirements. o Full AmigaDOS style wildcard support. Handy if your HD contains many files. o Force the output to a requester. o Its FREEWARE, just send me an e-mail if you use it. If you would like to see any additions to this feature list, why not contact the author? --------------------------------- Changes for 1.13 (26.Apr.1999) --------------------------------- o GT did not check the OS version before starting - Whoops! o You can now use the powerful xfdmaster.library by Georg Hörmann & Dirk Stöcker to check for compressed files that Idm.library does not know. The following parameters have been added to enable the user to bring in xfdmaster.library: UXFD=USEXFD/S, XE=XFDEXTERN/S and XFDTYPES/S. GT now has a large database of filetypes! o LFMT has been extended, it now supports XFD. Use LFMT code %4 to obtain the result of xfdmaster.library. o The INFO parameter has been extended. It now displays more information. o GT now breaks first time (CTRL+C) when the user specifies many #?TYPES parameters (eg: GT TYPES FIDTYPES NAMETYPES XFDTYPES). o GT now has EVEN MORE tolerance when it comes to errors. o Fixed some spelling mistakes in the document. o Made some minor internal changes and optimizations. --------------------------------- GetType is Copyright © 1997-1999 Andrew Bell. Visit: http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/ab2000 to get the latest release of this program and to see all of my other work. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 13468 7310 45.7% 26-Apr-99 22:09:22 +GT 22312 8216 63.1% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +GT.doc 3052 1451 52.4% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +GT.readme 62151 21096 66.0% 26-Apr-99 22:09:22 +GT_Types.txt 25392 13876 45.3% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +FileID.library 46884 19707 57.9% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +Idm.library 231 185 19.9% 26-Apr-99 22:09:20 +Idm.library.readme -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 173490 71841 58.5% 29-Apr-99 22:48:44 7 files