Poof!™ Summary

Poof! ™ is a collection of command line tools for Microsoft® Windows® system environments. The following programs are provided. All of these programs are accompanied by HTML usage descriptions.

! alarmer alias args asc_only ascii ask assocext beep bundle c2x cat catbin center cflow chardist checksum chg clipargs clipin clipout clippath clipping clspath cmp col collim8 com cp csv2html csv2tabt csv2xml cut d2x date dcom decaf delve detab dgarner dirmon diskfree domany domany2 dquote drives drop ebnf egrep enumstr excise exepath ff fgrep fi fileinfo filenote files findwnd fromcsv fsort garner getdeps getfuns getone getver gist graphit grep head hx idelve ind2html innote ipath journal kwic kwoc lbundle length logevent lowerit ls max merge modproc modver msgbox mv newer newshell now number paste pf pick prefix query radix random range ravel repeatn rle rm ro ruler rw sayrc seek seekfile sendmsg setftime shownote sideside sleep space splice squeeze strip sumcol tabt2csv tail tcpip_id tee telltime test timestr tocsv tohtml touche tr unbundle unique unrefd unrotate upperit wave wc whereis words x2c x2d xml2csv z

! command shell shows alarms defined in ALARMS.ASC maintains and displays substitution strings for the ! shell program. shows command arguments extracts ASCII characters from a binary file displays the ASCII character table asks question, sends response to standard output associates an executable program with a file extension generates one of various audible message sounds gather multiple text files into a single bundle file convert characters to hexadecimal equivalent concatenate one or more files into a single composite file concatenates the binary contents of one file to the end of another file horizontally centers input lines source program abstraction determine frequency of byte values in input file compute signature of a binary file substitutes one text string for another in one or more files adds a line composed from command arguments to the clipboard adds the contents of a file to the system clipboard adds the contents of the system clipboard to a file adds directory path of a file to the system clipboard copies a text fragment to the clipboard locates a java.CLASS file within the prevailing CLASSPATH environment performs binary comparison of two files extracts a column from a text file converts a vertical file into a multiple column file extracts comments from C/C++/Java source programs protected copy of a file to another file or directory converts a comma separated value file to a corresponding web page converts a comma separated value file to a corresponding tab delimited converts a comma separated value file (CSV) to a corresponding XML file extracts one or more columns from a text file convert decimal value to hexadecimal equivalent shows the current time and date using a UNIX(TM) format extracts source (minus comments) from C/C++/Java source programs Java class file decompiler perform command in current directory and all subdirectories convert tabs in text files to spaces extracts source (minus special comments) from C/C++/Java source programs monitors file changes in a directory, or subdirectory tree determines how much space is free on one or more disks performs a command on a series of files, or other arguments performs a command on a series of files, or other arguments locates all double-quoted strings in input text file(s) shows active drives and current directories drops leading lines from the input file extended backus-naur form syntax analyzer pattern find (Poof!) -- search for extended regular expression pattern prepares a Windows resource file STRINGTABLE from a C/C++ 'enum' definition. extracts binary segment from a file does a standard Windows search for an executable file pattern find (Poof!) -- fast file search for text pattern find (Poof!) -- fast file search for text vertical filename listing detailed file information listing shows contents of text file(s) within a scrolling marquee horizontal filename listing locates one or more windows having a caption, or caption segment converts a comma separated value file to a vertical format file sorting utility gathers special remarks from program source files for conversion to HTML determines functional dependencies of C/C++ programs determines functions defined in C/C++ programs extracts a single file from a bundle file shows windows system version information identify most frequent meaningful words in a text file presents a line graph, with 1 or 4 quadrants pattern find (Poof!) -- search for regular expression pattern show leading lines of a text file show binary content of a file shows hierarchy of 'included' source files converts indented text files to web pages shows contents of the input text file within a scrolling marquee locates an 'included' file within INCLUDE environment variable directories writes a time-stamped note to a journal file first stage of 'keyword in context' pipeline converts an indented keyword definition file to 'keyword out of context' format lists files contained in a bundle file counts characters in input argument reports an event to the NT event log converts the input file to lower case vertical filename listing finds the line with the largest number in the first column of a file merges the contents of two sorted files to form a third file tests existence of module and optionally a procedure shows module version information shows a standard message window protected movement of a file to another file or directory determines if one file is newer than another creates a new command shell usually via a file drop action shows the current time and date using a format that is easy to read. selects a specific line, or numbers all lines join the contents of multiple text files vertically pattern find (Poof!) -- search for extended regular expression pattern selects lines and/or ranges of lines from a text file prefixes output with empty lines shows a simple YES or NO prompt within a message window converts a numeric value to another numeric base generates a random number selects a range of lines from a text file transforms text file with lengthy lines to a shorter line format performs a command multiple times extracts binary segment from a file removes one or more files with cautionary prompts for each removal converts one or more files to be read-only shows a simple character column ruler converts one or more files to be writeable shows the return code of commands locates topics and associated items within an indented text file locates a file by searching through directories defined by a system sends a message to another application sets a file's last modification time shows argument text within a scrolling marquee visually compares two similar text files snoozes for awhile adds line spacing between text file lines splices a segment into one or more text files removes trailing spaces and runs of multiple spaces from a text file removes leading and/or trailing spaces from text file lines totals numeric values in the first or a specific column of a text file converts a tab delimited text file to a corresponding show trailing lines of a text file shows network addresses shows pipeline input while redirecting to pipeline output shows programming information about the current time, test argument versus 0 format the current time using various options converts a vertical attribute file to a comma separated value file converts output of GARNER program to HTML content, and prepares an index sets the last modification time of one or more files to the current time translates characters in a text file with replacements extracts all files from a bundle file within a sorted text file, perform one of the following operations: identifies unreferenced functions in C/C++ programs final stage of 'keyword in context' pipeline converts the input file to upper case plays one or more windows sound files counts lines, words, and/or chars in one or more files locates file(s) within the current directory, or all subdirectories extracts all words from a text file convert hexadecimal values to character equivalent convert hexadecimal value to decimal equivalent converts an XML text file to a corresponding comma-separated value (CSV) file the 'do nothing' program