downey@husc4.harvard.edu (christopher downey) (01/15/87)
Keywords: Someone recently posted a nice little utility to hide files or subdirectories and to also unhide those that are hidden (HIDE.COM and UNHIDE.COM). These are very nice, but I was wondering if there is another utility around that would let you do a directory that shows files that are hidden (something similar to doing an ls -a command on Unix). I am afraid that with all this hiding of files, I am going to forget what is hidden.
downey@husc4.harvard.edu (christopher downey) (01/15/87)
Someone posted a nice little utility that allows you to hide files or subdirectories (HIDE.COM); it also allows you to unhide files or subdirectories provided you remember the name (UNHIDE.COM). Does anyone have a hidden file directory utility (that would work sort of like the ls -a command on Unix)? I am afraid with all this hiding, I am going to forget what is hidden.
madd@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP (Jim "Jack" Frost) (01/20/87)
In article <1007@husc6.UUCP> downey@husc4.UUCP (christopher downey) writes: >Someone posted a nice little utility that allows you to hide files or >subdirectories (HIDE.COM); it also allows you to unhide files or subdirectories >provided you remember the name (UNHIDE.COM). Does anyone have a hidden file >directory utility (that would work sort of like the ls -a command on Unix)? >I am afraid with all this hiding, I am going to forget what is hidden. It's easy to do -- I have several programs that do it. What you need to do is use the "FINDFIRST" and "FINDNEXT" functions in DOS. One of the parameters you have to supply to "FINDFIRST" is a search type (like archive or directory). There are two kinds of "hidden" files -- system and hidden. Just look in your Tech Ref manual for the flags and command parameters. Sorry I can't dump you source to do it, but there's bound to be someone out there with a tech ref manual handy. Mine's 150 miles away. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% - Jim Frost * The Madd Hacker - UUCP: ..!harvard!bu-cs!bucsb!madd | ARPANET: madd@bucsb.bu.edu CSNET: madd%bucsb@bu-cs | BITNET: cscc71c@bostonu -------------------------------+---+------------------------------------ "Oh beer, oh beer." -- Me | [=(BEER) <- Bud the Beer (cheers!)
hrs@homxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER) (01/21/87)
In article <999@husc6.UUCP>, downey@husc4.harvard.edu (christopher downey) writes: > Someone recently posted a nice little utility to hide files or subdirectories > and to also unhide those that are hidden (HIDE.COM and UNHIDE.COM). These are > very nice, but I was wondering if there is another utility around that would > let you do a directory that shows files that are hidden ..... A freeware program available from many bbs' that does this, and many othjer good things, is PCUTIL. Also, the latest version of DOS 2.1 has a command CHMOD.EXE, with which you can set all the attributes. Herman Silbiger homxb!hrs
reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold) (01/22/87)
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Enclosed is a program called PCUTIL. It does several unrelated things.
I use it to display a sorted directory which includes hidden files. To use
it as such, type "pcutil sd". PCUTIL is self-explanatory. Just type
"pcutil help" for a list of valid commands.
Tom Reingold
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Tom Reingold; The Rockefeller University; 1230 York Av; NY 10021
PHONE: (212) 570-7709 [office]; (212) 304-2504 [home]
ARPANET: reintom@rockefeller.arpa BITNET: REINTOM@ROCKVAX
UUCP: {seismo|ihnp4|yale|harvard|philabs|phri}!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!reintomdavidr@hplsla.UUCP (01/23/87)
I use a number of different programs that allow me to change file and
directory attributes, and to view everything. The program I like best and use
the most is ND.EXE which allows so many things (except the changing of
attributes on a directory, which I ended up writing a program to do). ND will
display files using wildcards JUST LIKE the DOS DIR command, but will show:
the files in 1-4 columns,
with or without pause on a screenful,
just those with particular attributes (Hidden, System, etc.),
will traverse subdirectories,
display sorted (name, extension, date, etc.),
display only those since a particular date or time,
on a color monitor is very colorful (red = hidden, blue = read_only, etc)
and in addition, will Copy or Delete files, or Modify file attributes, and
more (all in about 16.5K, and quite fast).
Example: ND *.BAK /SC /D
will start in the current directory, display all *.BAK files for that
directory, and ask if the whole group (if any) should be Deleted, or query the
user about each file individual Deletion, or skip this group entirely, and
then proceeds through all (if any) subdirectories /SC doing the same thing.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SUPERB PROGRAM. (My only regret is that it was
apparently written for use on 40 column monitors a couple of years ago for its
default information, but only a slight problem as you can specify multiple
colums, and by using the NDCONFIG program, one can modify the ND default- such
as number of columns, displaying attributes, pause on screenful, etc.).
By way of additional comment, the program I created quickly in Turbo Pascal to
hide directories was taken by another programmer here and ported to C in
creating a HIDE and a SEEK program. We use it on Vectras that have multiple
users, that when a person logs in (via a batch program) the HIDE program is
run on the /USERS/person directory to un-hide their directory and the files in
that directory. And when the person logs out, then their directory and its
files are hidden from (normal) viewing by other users. Quite useful.waynec@hpsrlc.HP.COM (Wayne Cannon) (01/23/87)
Additional freeware programs available for changing the hidden and system (and all other) attributes include CHANGE and ALTER.
waynec@hpsrlc.UUCP (01/25/87)
The ALTER program which came with the MS-DOS Utilities package on my HP machine allows changing any attribute on any file, including directories. The CHANGE program will not touch directories.