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Copyright Ó 1990 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.
Bloomenthal, June 21, 1992 6:01 pm PDT
PCEDAR 2.0 —
CmdTrix
Jules Bloomenthal
© Copyright 1985, 1990 Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.
Abstract: CmdTrix is a set of convenience commands, primarily concerning the file system.
Created and Maintained by: Jules Bloomenthal:parc
Keywords: file system, file server, file names, directory, rename, capitalize, scroll
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CmdTrix
The CmdTrix package contains a single command, CmdTrix, which provides miscellaneous functions for files and the Commander.
Usage: CmdTrix [-option]; options include:
calc <val> <* | /> <val> . . .
evaluate a simple expression.
capitalize <base>
capitalize first letter of all files beginning with <base>.
detach <list of files>
detach attached files.
difOpen <file base>
open the file <file Base>.dif.
fileBase <file>
print base name of a file.
huh
print recent MessageWindow messages.
multiRename <old base> <new base> [-i]
rename the highest versions of files beginning with <old base>;
-i for interactive mode (requires confirmation per file).
noExtraneousFiles <directory> [-m] [-i]
delete any file in the specified directory that does not exist in
the working directory. Only the file names need match;
version numbers, file lengths, time stamps are not checked.
-m for make believe mode (simply print, no delete);
-i for interactive mode (requires confirmation per file).
open <left | right> <file name pattern>
open the file(s) in the given column.
top
scroll typescript to top and set selection.
redundant <directory> [-m] [-i]
delete any file in the specified directory that also exists in
the working directory; only the file names need match,
version numbers, file lengths, time stamps are not checked.
-m for make believe mode (simply print, no delete);
-i for interactive mode (requires confirmation per file).
unDateDf <file name pattern>
remove self-referencing date from given df files; this allows one
to easily overcome the sModel complaint concerning obsolete dates.
updateDirectory <dir> [-m] [-i]
copy from <wdir> to <dir> files in <wdir> that don't exist in <dir> or are newer.
copy from <dir> to <wdir> files in <dir> that don't exist in <wdir> or are newer.
only file names need match; versions and file lengths are not checked.
-m: make believe (simply print, no copy);
-i: interactive (confirm per file).
-files <pattern> to examine only those files matching <pattern>
vuxify <file name pattern>
rename the specified files in accordance with vux
directory convention, creating the appropriate .case files.