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?
Genefsbrn@BRL.ARPA (Ferd Brundick (VLD/LTTB)) (05/28/85)
Haah,
I started writing a program called USWP several weeks ago. It
currently allows you to tag files for mass deletion, get a list of
subdirectories, log into a new directory, erase or view a file, or
execute a UN*X system command (escape to the shell). It runs under
4.2 BSD, although it shouldn't be too hard to adapt it to System V on
a PDP-11. I'm modeling USWP after NSWP, but some features don't map
very well. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to let me know.
USWP currently has a very low priority, but I'll see if I can get some
more portions written soon.
dsw, fferd
Fred S. Brundick
USABRL, APG, MD.
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