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From: davidr@hplsla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Hidden files
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Date: Fri, 23-Jan-87 03:05:25 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 23 03:05:25 1987
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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.