Short:   Create INDEX & RECENT for AmiNet mirror
Version: 1.1 (01-May-96)
Author:  D.F. Duck
Replace: LocalIndex1a.lha
Type:    comm/misc

Long:

 LocalIndex v1.1 by D.F. Duck  (01-May-96)

 Create INDEX and RECENT files for your local AmiNet mirror.


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 LocalIndex will create INDEX and RECENT files for your local AmiNet mirror.

 You must have "rexxextra.library" in your LIBS: assigned directory.
 It is used for its sorting routine. If LocalIndex loads the library
 when run then it will expunge the library from memory on exit.
 rexxextra.library is written by;
 Dale W. Thompson  542 N. 95th Circle Mesa, AZ 85207

 This program can be ran from a Shell only.

 The first time you run LocalIndex you will be asked 3 questions;

1. Your AmiNet mirror path  >>

 Enter the full path to your AmiNet mirror device or directory.
 Example;

aminet:       or
dh2:          or
dh2:aminet/

2. Temporary work directory >>

 Enter the full path for LocalIndex to use as a temporary work space.
 Example;

T:            or
RAM:          or
dh3:temp/

3. Your site name >>

 Enter your AmiNet mirror site name.
 Example;

local.host [123.45.678.90]
df.duck.com [000.000.000.000]

 These settings will be saved to preference files in ENVARC:DFD/ and
ENV:DFD/ and used the next time you use LocalIndex.

 To edit these preference settings run LocalIndex with the "-e" flag;

LocalIndex -e      or
LocalIndex -edit

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 Things LocalIndex does not do;

 It does not create INDEX files in each subdirectory.

 It doesn't know about "Gigs" only "K"ilo and "M"ega bytes. - If anyone out
there tells me they use this program and have gigs of files in their
mirror... then I can easily add it.

 It doesn't do these things because I didn't need them for my little mirror
site that no one else sees. I just grab stuff I like off Aminet and store
them on my HD in a mirror configuration. When that partition gets full I
back it to tape and start over.

 Although "I" have no need for the above features, if anyone else out there
would like them or has any other suggestions then I could add them.

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  LocalIndex is written in ARexx then compressed with ReXXmAsHeR v0.4g

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 Snail: D.F. Duck  PO 471  Forest Ranch, CA  95942
 Voice: 916 899-9811 - Duck
 EMail: 916 872-3711 - DIRTY DUCK
 EMail: alex@ecst.csuchico.edu (D.F. Duck)
 WWW:   http://165.90.156.250/~alex/dfd.html

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 LocalIndex software and documentation is provided "as is" with no
 warrenties either expressed or implied with respect to its quality,
 performace or fitness for any particular purpose. The user assumes all
 risks and responsibilities related to its use.

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 History:

 v1.1  (01-May-96)
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 Now recognises the existence of .readme files and adds a "+" in front of
the file description.

 Added file and byte count to INDEX & RECENT headers. (AmiNet doesn't have
this, but I wanted it for myself so added it)

 After answering the 3 prefs questions there is now an option to Continue
or exit the program. This way you can edit your LocalIndex prefs (using -e
flag) without creating new INDEX & RECENT files.

 LocalIndex catalogs 7 days worth of files when creating the RECENT file.
The real AmiNet RECENT files list 8 days - a programmer oversight I'm sure.

 v1.0a (21-Apr-96)
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 Added "Meg" instead of "Kb" when file is 1000000 bytes or larger. Which
is actually inaccurate - it should be 1024000 bytes... but I think Aminet
divides by 1000000 to get their meg count, so that is how I did it.

 Added Total Meg count as filenote to both INDEX and RECENT files.

 v1.0  (19-Apr-96)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 First public release.