DFL v1.0 William Ataras                   REGISTRATION $35.00
UTIL AUG90 DUPLICATE FILE ATARAS DUPE
FILES: dfl130.sdn

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The DUPLICATE  FILE  LOCATOR  (DFL) program is used to locate
all duplicate files which are on a disk drive  of  any  size.
There  are  two  modes of operation.  The first - NAME MODE -
searches for dups like any other similar  program  does.   It
looks  for  files with matching names.  The program begins by
building an internal list of all files  on  the  disk,  along
with   path   information.    DFL   then   sorts   the   list
alphabetically.  Files with the same name  will  be  adjacent
when  this  is  done.   DFL  then  puts  up  the  list of all
duplicates in a screen window.

The second mode - ALIAS MODE - is unique with DFL.   In  this
mode,  the  internal  list  is  built and then sorted by file
size.  In this way, files of the same length will be adjacent
in the internal list.  Then DFL compares the data in files of
the  same  length.   In  this  way,  files  with   the   same
information, regardless of the names, will be reported in the
screen window.

After DFL  has  built the list of duplicates and displayed it
in the window, the user can view the files, write the list to
a file, compare files, or delete one or more files.   All  of
these  functions  are  explained  in the on-line help system.
Just press F1 whenever DFL is waiting for user  input  and  a
large  help  window  opens.   You can scroll through the help
window to find whatever information you are seeking.

DFL was written because I found no acceptable programs on any
of the BBSs I tried.  While there were similar programs, some
had bugs, others ran out of memory when processing my 330 Meg
drive, none had a file view feature, and none  had  an  ALIAS
mode.  DFL is the solution to all of these problems.


Hardware Requirements: DOS 3.0 or later

Memory Requirements: 256K, more may be needed if the disk
                     has a very large number of files and
                     sub-directories.


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