ggall@apg-4.ARPA (Gene Gall AMSTE-MS 4971) (05/28/85)
Are you familiar with "nswp" (a public domain program for
CP/M-based micro's)? How hard would it be to come up with a
UNIX-equivalent?
"nswp" allows CP/M users to step through their directory, one
file at a time, and do various things (skip it, view it,
squeeze/unsqueeze, or tag it for "deletion" or "mass copy", etc.).
Users have menu-option at each file to "delete all tagged files",
"copy all tagged files", etc.
A UNIX-version could allow for "mass file-archival" (vs. mass
copy) and (1) move tagged files to some directory which could serve as
the "pick-up point" for an archival utility (run weekly, for
example)...and (2) add a "ls -l" entry to the users' archival
directory (/usr/ARCHIVES) which would let the user keep track of what
he archived (ie, an index).
Such a comprehensive UNIX program would really help Systems
Administrators manage user file-space. Many users would clean up
their stuff if some tools was available to help them. If nothing
else, just stepping them through their directory (file at a time) and
allowing them to "skip", "view", or "tag for deletion"; with a "delete
tagged files and exit" as a 4th option.
What do you think?
Genelacasse@rand-unix.ARPA (Mark LaCasse) (05/29/85)
The new 4.2 BSD dump(8) and restore(8) do some of what you want. You might
want to start by looking at them.
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213/393-0411 ext. 7420carl@bdaemon.UUCP (carl) (05/31/85)
> > Are you familiar with "nswp" (a public domain program for > CP/M-based micro's)? How hard would it be to come up with a > UNIX-equivalent? > "nswp" allows CP/M users to step through their directory, one > file at a time, and do various things (skip it, view it, > squeeze/unsqueeze, or tag it for "deletion" or "mass copy", etc.). > ....... etc., etc. You might try a modification of the 'scan' command on page 69 of S. R. Bourne's 'The UNIX System'. Carl Brandauer daemon associates, Inc. 1760 Sunset Blvd. Boulder, Co 80302 303-442-1731 {allegra|amd|attunix|cbosgd|ucbvax}!nbires!bdaemon!carl
dave@uwvax.UUCP (Dave Cohrs) (06/01/85)
> Are you familiar with "nswp" (a public domain program for > CP/M-based micro's)? How hard would it be to come up with a > UNIX-equivalent? > "nswp" allows CP/M users to step through their directory, one > file at a time, and do various things (skip it, view it, > squeeze/unsqueeze, or tag it for "deletion" or "mass copy", etc.). > Users have menu-option at each file to "delete all tagged files", > "copy all tagged files", etc. There was a program posted to the net a while back called dired (directory editor). It doesn't do the 'copy' option, but this would be easy to add. It does allow you to walk around through the directory structure. -- dave cohrs ...!{allegra,harvard,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!dave dave@wisc-limburger.arpa (bug? what bug? that's a feature!)