Kilowatt Software L.L.C.'s Poof!™ product contains more than 135 programs for users of NT 4.0, Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP system environments.

Poof!™ programs are performed as commands from MS-DOS command prompt windows. These programs can also be used in batch scripts, or DOSKEY macro definitions. Some programs are specifically intended for use in batch scripts. Every Poof!™ program displays a concise usage summary when a "/?" argument is specified. A detailed HTML usage description is displayed when a "!" argument is specified.

The following programs help you manage files on your computer.

ASSOCEXT	associates an executable program with a file extension
CAT	concatenate one or more files into a single composite file
CATBIN	concatenates the binary contents of one file to the end of another file
CP	protected copy of a file to another file or directory
DISKFREE	determines how much space is free on one or more disks
DRIVES	shows active drives and current directories
FI	vertical filename listing
FILEINFO	detailed file information listing that is sortable by date and time
FILES	horizontal filename listing
LS	vertical filename listing
MV	protected movement of a file to another file or directory
NEWER	determines if one file is newer than another
RM	removes one or more files with cautionary prompts for each removal
RO	converts one or more files to be read-only
RW	converts one or more files to be writeable
SETFTIME	sets a file's last modification time
TOUCHE	sets the last modification time of one or more files to the current time
WHEREIS	locates file(s) within the current directory, or all subdirectories

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The following programs can launch nested commands; or are associated with nested command launching. These programs can significantly improve your productivity.

!	the exclamation point (!) command shell
ALIAS	maintains and displays substitution strings for the ! shell program.
ASK	asks question, sends response to standard output
DELVE	perform command in current directory and all subdirectories
DOMANY	performs a command on a series of files, or other arguments
DOMANY2	performs a command on a series of files, or other arguments
FILECMD	performs a LONG command that is read from a file
REPEATN	performs a command multiple times

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Two programs are provided to help you control your system tasks. The term task and process are interchangeable.

TASKS	prepares a tab delimited listing of active tasks.
TASKSTOP	forcefully stops an active task. This is particularly helpful for stopping programs that do not allow normal Windows applications to operate; such as the Task Manager.

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The following programs are associated with software development activities.

CFLOW	C/C++ source program abstraction tool works with functional dependency analyzer (GETDEPS), program function summary (GETFUNS), and unreferenced function summary (UNREFD) Click here to download CFLOW it's free !
CLSPATH	locates a java.CLASS file within the prevailing CLASSPATH environment
COM	extracts comments from C/C++/Java source programs
DCOM	extracts source (minus comments) from C/C++/Java source programs
DECAF	Java class file decompiler
DGARNER	extracts source (minus special comments) from C/C++/Java source programs
DQUOTE	locates all double-quoted strings in input text file(s)
EBNF	extended backus-naur form syntax analyzer
ENUMSTR	prepares a Windows resource file STRINGTABLE from a C/C++ 'enum' definition.
EXEPATH	does a standard Windows search for an executable file
GARNER	gathers special remarks from program source files for conversion to HTML
GETDEPS	determines functional dependencies of C/C++ programs
GETFUNS	determines functions defined in C/C++ programs
GETVER	shows windows system version information
IDELVE	shows hierarchy of 'included' source files
IPATH	locates an 'included' file within INCLUDE environment variable directories
MODPROC	tests existence of module and optionally a procedure
MODVER	shows module version information
NEWER	determines if one file is newer than another
SEEKFILE	locates a file by searching through directories defined by a system
SPLICE	splices a segment into one or more text files
SQUEEZE	removes trailing spaces and runs of multiple spaces from a text file
TOHTML	converts output of GARNER program to HTML content, and prepares an index
TOUCHE	sets the last modification time of one or more files to the current time
UNREFD	identifies unreferenced functions in C/C++ programs

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The following programs are math and conversion utilities.

C2X	convert characters to hexadecimal equivalent
D2X	convert decimal value to hexadecimal equivalent
GRAPHIT	presents a line graph, with 1 or 4 quadrants
RADIX	converts a numeric value to another numeric base
RANDOM	generates a random number
SUMCOL	totals numeric values in the first or a specific column of a text file
X2C	convert hexadecimal values to character equivalent
X2D	convert hexadecimal value to decimal equivalent

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The following programs are helpful for creating HTML files.

CSV2HTML	converts a comma separated value file to a corresponding web page
FILENOTE	shows contents of text file(s) within a scrolling marquee
IND2HTML	converts indented text files to web pages
INNOTE	shows contents of the input text file within a scrolling marquee
SHOWNOTE	shows argument text within a scrolling marquee
TOHTML	converts output of GARNER program to HTML content, and prepares an index

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The following programs are helpful within batch scripts.

BEEP	generates one of various audible message sounds
JOURNAL	writes a time-stamped note to a journal file
MSGBOX	shows a standard message window
NEWER	determines if one file is newer than another
PICKLIST	A visual list selection accessory for use in batch scripts
QUERY	shows a simple YES or NO prompt within a message window
SAYRC	shows the return code of commands
SLEEP	snoozes for awhile

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The following programs are helpful for interacting with the system clipboard.

CLIPARGS	adds a line composed from command arguments to the clipboard
CLIPIN	adds the contents of a file to the system clipboard
CLIPOUT	adds the contents of the system clipboard to a file
CLIPPATH	adds directory path of a file to the system clipboard
CLIPPING	copies a text fragment to the clipboard

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The following programs are helpful for accessing binary files.

ASC_ONLY	extracts ASCII characters from a binary file
CATBIN	concatenates the binary contents of one file to the end of another file
CHARDIST	determine frequency of byte values in input file
CHECKSUM	compute signature of a binary file
CMP	performs binary comparison of two files
EXCISE	extracts binary segment from a file
HX	show binary content of a file

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The following programs are used for miscellaneous activities.

ALARMER	shows alarms defined in ALARMS.ASC
ARGS	shows command arguments
ASCII	displays the ASCII character table
COLLIM8	converts a vertical file into a multiple column file
DATE	shows the current time and date using a UNIX™ format
DIRMON	monitors file changes in a directory, or subdirectory tree
FINDWND	locates one or more windows having a caption, or caption segment
KWIC	first stage of 'keyword in context' pipeline
KWOC	converts an indented keyword definition file to 'keyword out of context' format
LENGTH	counts characters in input argument
LOGEVENT	reports an event to the NT event log
MAILIT	sends a note to an e-mail address
MAX	finds the line with the largest number in the first column of a file
NEWSHELL	creates a new command shell usually via a file drop action
NOW	shows the current time and date using a format that is easy to read.
RULER	shows a simple character column ruler
SEEK	locates topics and associated items within an indented text file
SENDMSG	sends a message to another application
TCPIP_ID	shows network addresses
TEE	shows pipeline input while redirecting to pipeline output
TELLTIME	shows programming information about the current time,
TIMESTR	format the current time using various options
URLGET	retrieves the contents of a network URL address
UNROTATE	final stage of 'keyword in context' pipeline
Z	the 'do nothing' program

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These are text files that do not have any special organization. These files can be prepared by the standard Notepad and WordPad accessories.

Plain text files can be processed by the following programs:

BUNDLE	gather multiple text files into a single bundle file
CAT	concatenate one or more files into a single composite file
CENTER	horizontally centers input lines
CHG	substitutes one text string for another in one or more files
CLIPIN	adds the contents of a file to the system clipboard
DROP	drops leading lines from the input file
EGREP	pattern find (Poof!) -- search for extended regular expression pattern
FF	fast file search for text
FGREP	fast file search for text
FSORT	file sorting utility
GIST	identify most frequent meaningful words in a text file
GREP	pattern find (Poof!) -- search for regular expression pattern
HEAD	show leading lines of a text file
INNOTE	shows contents of the input text file within a scrolling marquee
LOWERIT	converts the input file to lower case
MERGE	merges the contents of two sorted files to form a third file
NUMBER	selects a specific line, or numbers all lines
PF	pattern find (Poof!) -- search for extended regular expression pattern
PICK	selects lines and/or ranges of lines from a text file
PREFIX	prefixes output with empty lines
RANGE	selects a range of lines from a text file
RAVEL	transforms text file with lengthy lines to a shorter line format
SIDESIDE	visually compares two similar text files
SPACE	adds line spacing between text file lines
SPLICE	splices a segment into one or more text files
SQUEEZE	removes trailing spaces and runs of multiple spaces from a text file
STRIP	removes leading and/or trailing spaces from text file lines
TAIL	show trailing lines of a text file
TR	translates characters in a text file with replacements
UNIQUE	finds unique, duplicate, or omitted items
UPPERIT	converts the input file to upper case
WC	counts lines, words, and/or chars in one or more files
WORDS	extracts all words from a text file

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The BUNDLE program combines multiple text files into a single bundled text file.

Bundled text files can be processed by the following programs:

BUNDLE	gather multiple text files into a single bundle file
GETONE	extracts a single file from a bundle file
LBUNDLE	lists files contained in a bundle file
UNBUNDLE	extracts all files from a bundle file

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These are text files that contain multiple values per line, with each value separated by a comma. When a value contains one or more commas the value is enclosed in double quotes. CSV files are commonly prepared by export operations from spreadsheets, databases, and similar applications.

The XML2CSV program can extract information from XML files, to produce a corresponding CSV file.

Comma separated value files can be processed by the following programs:

CSV2HTML	converts a comma separated value file to a corresponding web page
CSV2TABT	converts a comma separated value file to a corresponding tab delimited
CSV2XML	converts a comma separated value file (CSV) to a corresponding XML file
FROMCSV	converts a comma separated value file to a vertical format
TABT2CSV	converts a tab delimited text file to a corresponding
TOCSV	converts a vertical attribute file to a comma separated value file
XML2CSV	converts an XML text file to a corresponding comma-separated value (CSV) file

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These are text files that contain multiple values per line, with each value separated by a tab. Tab delimited files are commonly prepared by export operations from spreadsheets, databases, and similar applications.

Tab delimited value files can be processed by the following programs:

COL	extracts a column from a text file
CUT	extracts one or more columns from a text file
DETAB	convert tabs in text files to spaces
PASTE	join the contents of multiple text files vertically
TABT2CSV	converts a tab delimited text file to a corresponding

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These are text files that store items within topics by simple space indentation. Topic lines do not have a leading space. Related items follow. Each item line starts with a space. The end of items within a topic is determined when a subsequent topic line is reached.

The following is an example of an indented file:

Amphibians   frog   newt   salamander   tadpole Birds   cardinal   chicken   cormorant   finch   hawk   ostrich   robin   seagull   turkey Fish   betta   minnow   guppy   sunfish   swordfish   walking catfish Mammals   dolphin   fox   human being   manatee   otter   skunk   woodchuck Reptiles   alligator   crocodile   horned toad   sidewinder   tortoise   turtle

Indented text files can be processed by the following programs:

CLIPPING	copies a text fragment to the clipboard
IND2HTML	converts indented text files to web pages
KWOC	converts an indented keyword definition file to 'keyword out of context' format
SEEK	locates topics and associated items within an indented text file

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