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!TOPIC 611 4FF
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Purpose:
  A simple 4DOS-aware file finder.  (External, third-party)


Format:
   4FF [/a:[-]rash /z /s /b /d /x /f /m:nn /p /?] [d:\path\] [files]

          /a:rash (search attributes)
          /s(can path)                    /b(are listing)
          /ddesc  (description scanning)  /f(loppies)
          /m(argin)                       /x fi(x)ed drives
          /z(ipper)                       /p(age)
          /? (help)

          d:\path\ directory to search
          files    files to find
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Usage


4FF is a simple file finder utility that displays 4DOS file descriptions
with the files it finds.

Find all executable, writeable files on the current drive.

    c:\> 4ff /a:-r *.exe *.com

Find all *.bak files not in .ZIP and .LZH archives on the current drive.

    c:\> 4ff /z /l *.bak

Find all files not in .ZIP archives in the c:\4dos\ directory.

    c:> 4ff /s /z c:\4dos\


Options


/a:rash Search for files with these attributes set.
        r (read only)  
or
  -r (not read only)
        a (archive)        -a (not archive)
        s (system)         -s (not system)
        h (hidden)         -h (not hidden)

/zalz-  Scan only the archive files of a given type.
          a : scan only .ARJ archives
          l :  "    "   .LZH    "
          z :  "    "   .ZIP    "
          - : no archives will be scanned.

/s      Scan only subdirectories of given path `start-dir'.

/b      Bare listing (omits size, date, and descriptions).

/ddesc  Show all files with the (sub)string desc in their descriptions.

/f      Scan all drives, floppies included.

/x      Scan only fixed drives.

/m:nn   Set right margin to nn.

/p      Page output.

/?      Show help display.