Messyfy 1.1
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  Messyfy is a (CLI-only) small program designed to "smartly" convert
Amiga-style file names to MS-DOS' brain-dead "8+3" style, trying to keep
them understandable. In the meantime, Messyfy creates a script (called
"execute.me") useful to rename back the files to their original Amiga
names.

Example:

   Amiga name                     Messyfied name
------------------------------   ------------------
Dyna-Show                      »  DynaShow
SID.config                     »  SID.cnf
PrintManager                   »  PrintMgr
FrontPubScreen                 »  FrntPbSc
QuickGrab                      »  QGrab
mod.31message...v1.2           »  31mssg12.mod
mod.BrowBeat-Muzak             »  BrwBtMzk.mod
LetterMatcher1.0.lha           »  LttrMt10.lha
hwgrcs_pl5add.lha              »  hwgrcsp5.lha


The syntax is straightforward (well, sort of):

        Messyfy DIR,PATTERN,NOINFO/S,QUIET/S,NOSCRIPT/S,DRY/S

 DIR     is the directory containing the files to messyfy

 PATTERN is a pattern identifying the files to be messyfied; if no pattern
         is given, all the files will be messyfied

 NOINFO  if this switch is given, .info file (i.e., icons) will not be
         touched.

 QUIET   disables any output from Messyfy.

 NOSCRIPT do not produce the "rename-back" script.

 DRY     dry-run, the files are not touched but the Messyfied names are
         output (unless QUIET is given).

  If you want to give it a try, CD to a directory with wordly-named
files and issue the command

        Messyfy DRY

  If you erroneously messyfy a bunch of files, don't worry: just CD to
that directory and issue

        execute execute.me
        delete execute.me

note also that the execute.me script is protected from deletion, to avoid
dangerous mistakes; only after its execution the script can be safely deleted.
If you REALLY want to delete it without ever running it, just

        protect execute.me +d
        delete execute.me


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  This program is freely redistributable, but

        (c) copyright Vincenzo Gervasi - ICARUS

  The author can be reached at

        Internet                vigi@icarus.adsp.sub.org
                                vigi@wolf.sublink.org
                                gervasi@cli.di.unipi.it (before Jan 94)
        FidoNet                 Vincenzo Gervasi 2:33/800.21
                                Vincenzo Gervasi 2:332/602.21

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  Any comment, bug report or suggestion is appreciated.