Last updated: 23-Apr-92

PD6:<UNIX-C.FILE-MGMT>
   Programs to handle manipulating files, modes of files, compressing
   files, and so on.  See also PD6:<UNIX-C.DIR-MGMT>, PD6:<UNIX-C.EDITORS>.

   AGEF.TAR-Z
       Show disk usage of file sizes and counts, sorted by file age.
       Contributor: David S. Hayes <[email protected]>
   ATHENA-RM.TAR-Z
       The MIT Project Athena solution to the "safe rm" problem.  Provides
       the programs "delete", "undelete", "expunge", "purge", and "lsdel",
       much like TOPS-20.  Patchlevel 10.
       Contributor: Jonathan I. Kamens <[email protected]>
   BED.TAR-Z
       A program to edit binary files by converting to hex, running "vi",
       and converting back to binary.
       Contributor: Stephen J. Muir <[email protected]>
   BODY.TAR-Z
       A program to print the body of a file, the part that "head" and
       "tail" miss.
       Contributor: Marty Fouts <[email protected]>
   BPATCH.TAR-Z
       A program to patch binary files.  Dumps or edits files by showing
       256-byte records side by side in hex and ASCII.  Runs under 4.3BSD
       and System V.
       Contributor: John Rupley <[email protected]>
   BPE.TAR-Z
       A different program to patch binary files.  Uses curses library.
       No documentation.
       Contributor: Andreas Pleschutznig <[email protected]>
   BRIK.TAR-Z
       A general-purpose text and binary cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
       program.  Works under MS-DOS Turbo-C, System V Release 2,
       4.3BSD, and VMS.  Version 2.0
       Contributor: Rahul Dhesi <[email protected]>
   BROWSE.TAR-Z
       A screen-oriented directory browser based on the metaphor of using
       "vi" to edit an "ls -l" listing.
       Contributor: Peter Da Silva <[email protected]>
   BRWSR.TAR-Z
       A program to build inverted indices of files and another one to
       allow browsing through the file by context.  For example, you
       could ask for "UNIX", see all the contexts in which "UNIX" is
       used in the file, and then could go to a specific place and
       view the whole text.
       Contributor: Mark Zimmerman <[email protected]>
   BSPLIT.TAR-Z
       A program to split binary files into manageable chunks.  Similar
       to the UNIX "split" utility.
       Contributor: Peter Knoppers <[email protected]>
   CACM-DIFF.TAR-Z
       The "diff" program from the July 1989 CACM.
       Contributor: Donald Lindsay <[email protected]>
   CAPP.TAR-Z
       A cut and paste processor inspired by the M4 divert and undivert
       macros.
       Contributor: Ozan Yigit <[email protected]>
   CHECKLINK.TAR-Z
       A program which walks through a directory tree and prints out the
       names of unresolved symbolic links.  Berkeley UNIX only.
       Contributor: Jason Venner <[email protected]>
   CHOP.TAR-Z
       Extract selected fields or columns of text lines and write
       to standard output.
       Contributor: George Sicherman <[email protected]>
   CHTIM.TAR-Z
       A program to change file modify and access times.  Has facilities
       for recursing through directories and producing a shell script
       to restore file times using "chtim".
       Contributor: Don Gworek <[email protected]>
   CODA.TAR-Z
       The Code Distribution Aide.  Keeps source distributions current across
       a set of machines.  Replaces ad-hoc collections of rdist and tar and
       stuff.  Runs under BSD, VMS, AT&T 3b2 & 6386, Xenix, and (soon) MS-DOS.
       Contributor: Rich Salz <[email protected]>
   COMBINE.TAR-Z
       A program to compare two or three ASCII files and either report the
       differences or produce a merged file.
       Contributor: Cliff Van Dyke <[email protected]>
   COMPRESS.TAR
       A program to compress files using adaptive Lempel-Ziv coding.  This
       is the standard 4.3BSD file compression utility; versions exist for
       several microcomputers as well.  Runs under all versions of UNIX.
       This is version 4.3.
       Contributor: Don Gloistein <[email protected]>
   COMPRESS-CMS.TAR-Z
       A version of the COMPRESS utility for IBM VM/CMS.
       Contributor: Bill Randle <[email protected]>
   CONTEXT.TAR-Z
       A program which reads messages containing file names and line numbers
       (e.g. error messages from "cc") and prints lines of context for
       each line number.
       Contributor: Brandon Allbery <[email protected]>
   CSHAR.TAR-Z
       A set of tools for shipping source code around in "shar" files.  These
       are the ones used by the moderator of comp.sources.unix.  Should also
       work under MS-DOS.  Includes a shar which splits up files into nice
       "chunks", a program to strip mail headers, a program to simulate the
       syntax of /bin/sh for non-UNIX systems.
       Contributor: Rich Salz <[email protected]>
   CVS.TAR-Z
       CVS, a front end for RCS which supports concurrent and independent
       use of an RCS directory by several people.  Version 3.0.
       Contributor: Dick Grune <[email protected]>
   CVS-BERLINER.TAR-Z
       A modified version of CVS (see above) from Brian Berliner, described
       in his paper at USENIX Winter '90.  This version is written entirely
       in C and has many added functions including features to support
       software release control.
       Contributor: Brian Berliner <[email protected]>
   D.TAR-Z
       A program to display a sorted listing of files.  Sort of an ersatz
       "ls".
       Contributor: Rick Conn <[email protected]>
   DEL.CSH
       A "csh" script that prompts the user with the type of each file he
       is trying to remove and asks if he's sure he wants to remove it.
       Contributor: Rahul Dhesi <[email protected]>
   DIFF.TAR-Z
       A public domain "diff" program.
       Contributor: Mark H. Colburn <[email protected]>
   DIFFC.TAR-Z
       A "diff -c" program for people who don't have the "-c" option
       (Bell versions).
       Contributor: John Nelson <[email protected]>
   EDIFF.TAR-Z
       Convert the output of a normal "diff" (not -c or -e) to plain
       English.
       Contributor: David MacKenzie <[email protected]>
   FASTSORT.TAR-Z
       A sort which sorts files in place using available memory.  Twice
       as fast as sort(1) and doesn't use files in /usr/tmp.
       Contributor: Edwin R. Carp <[email protected]>
   FILE.TAR-Z
       A rewrite of the UNIX "file" command to tell about the contents of
       a file.
       Contributor: Ian F. Darwin <[email protected]>
   FILESCAN.TAR-Z
       A program to examine a list of files and check them against stored
       information, in order to detect possible security breaks.
       Contributor: Marcus J. Ranum <[email protected]>
   FILTERFILE.TAR-Z
       A program to apply a filter to a file, saving the output in another
       file.  Various options to delete the input file, set modes on input
       or output, etc.
       Contributor: Dan Bernstein <[email protected]>
   FINDNAME.TAR-Z
       Scripts to speed up the "find" program on Xenix systems.
       Contributor: Cliff Manis <[email protected]>
   FLOCK.TAR-Z
       Apply or remove an advisory lock on a file and then execute a
       command.
       Contributor: Kevin Braunsdorf <[email protected]>
   FM.TAR-Z
       A curses-based hex/ASCII file editor that allows binary file or
       device editing.  Runs on System V, BSD, MS-DOS.  Version 2.0.
       Contributor: Tony Field <[email protected]>
   FPACK.TAR-Z
       A file packer and unpacker.  Runs on UNIX and MS-DOS; handy for
       transporting files.
       Contributor: Gary Perlman <[email protected]>
   FTIMES1.TAR-Z
       Display the last access, modify, and inode change times for a file.
       Contributor: John Korsmeyer <[email protected]>
   FTIMES2.TAR-Z
       Programs to change the times on a file, and to compare files by
       access or modify time ("newer" and "older").
       Contributor: Ken Yap <[email protected]>
   FTIMES3.TAR-Z
       Yet another version of ftimes.
       Contributor: Robert O. Domitz <[email protected]>
   GIVE.TAR-Z
       A program to give copies of files to only persons on a list.  A
       reimplementation of the old V6/PWB utility.
       Contributor: David Collier-Brown <[email protected]>
   HAT-N-COAT.TAR-Z
       Header Analysis Tool analyzes header file dependencies and references.
       C Object Analysis Tool produces a topologically sorted dependcy list
       and cross reference for a group of objects or libraries.
       Contributor: Bob McQueer <[email protected]>
   HD.TAR-Z
       A hex dump program.  Version 1.6.
       Contributor: P. J. Ruczynski <[email protected]>
   HILL.TAR-Z
       File encryption using the Hill cipher.
       Contributor: John Cowan <[email protected]>
   HPACK.TAR-Z
       Multisystem archiver.  More universal for a number of operating
       systems.  Version 0.75a.
   IBMWRAP.TAR-Z
       Some scripts to allow files with lines longer than 80 characters to
       be sent through BITNET/EARN systems, which just love those Hollerith
       cards.
       Contributor: Rob Gerth <[email protected]>
   INCELIM.TAR-Z
       A program to eliminate "include" commands from files.  It can handle
       ".so" commands for n/troff, "#include" commands from C, etc.
       Contributor: Sten Folkerman <[email protected]>
   LESS.TAR-Z
       A program similar to "more", only with more options.  Some folks
       think it's better than "more".  It's also public domain.
       Contributor: Mark Nudelman <[email protected]>
   LUMBERJACK.TAR-Z
       A program which monitors log files and indicates when they have
       changed by changing its icon.  Runs under Suntools.
       Contributor: Steven Grimm <[email protected]>
   LHARC.TAR-Z
       LHARC UNIX V. 1.00.  Very efficient compression algorithm.  It
       is compatible with the MS-DOS version.
   MMV.TAR-Z
       A program to move/copy/append/link multiple files according to a
       set of wildcard patterns.  Checks for collisions first.  Runs on
       BSD, System V, and MS-DOS.  Patchlevel 1.
       Contributor: Vladimir Lanin <[email protected]>
   NAME.TAR-Z
       A program which converts a pathname containing symbolic links into
       an absolute pathname which contains the "real" path to the file.
       Contributor: Alexander Dupuy <[email protected]>
   PLIST.TAR-Z
       Routines and programs to manipulate files with "property list" headers,
       e.g. mail, news, make files, etc.
       Contributor: Peter da Silva <[email protected]>
   RCS42.TAR-Z
       Version 4.2 of the Revision Control System from Purdue University.
       Contributor: Walter Tichy <[email protected]>
   RCSIFY.TAR-Z
       Put groups of files under RCS control.
       Contributor:  Terry Jones <[email protected]>
   RCSIT.TAR-Z
       A program to prepare files for RCS by putting the appropriate
       headers at the top, etc.
       Contributor: Michael Cooper <[email protected]>
   RENAME.TAR-Z
       Whereas "mv" can rename (as opposed to move) only one file at a time,
       this program can rename many files according to search and replacement
       patterns, sort of like VMS.
       Contributor: Vladimir Lanin <[email protected]>
   RH.TAR-Z
       A program similar to "find", but which allows the user to enter real
       C expressions instead of using find's less than wonderful syntax.
       Allows selecting more diverse subsets of files.  Version 2.0.
       Contributor: Kenneth Stauffer <[email protected]>
   RMI.TAR-Z
       A program to remove files by inode numbers.  This is one of many
       solutions to the "how do I remove a file with an untypable name"
       question.
       Contributor: Dave Curry <[email protected]>
   RMUNRM.TAR-Z
       A package which allows you to use "rm" as usual to delete files
       but then allows you to change your mind and "unrm" a file.
       Contributor: Dave Taylor <[email protected]>
   SCCS-B.TAR-Z
       Shell scripts to interface with System V.3 SCCS.
       Contributor: <[email protected]>
   SCCS-INTERFACE.TAR-Z
       Shell scripts to interface with SCCS.
       Contributor: Larry McVoy <[email protected]>
   SCCS2RCS.TAR-Z
       A program to convert SCCS files to RCS.
       Contributor: Kenneth H. Cox <[email protected]>
   SHAPE.TAR-Z
       A collection of programs to support software configuration management
       on UNIX systems.  Includes version control commands, and "shape", a
       significantly enhanced Make-oid.
       Contributor: Axel Mahler <[email protected]>
   SHAR.TAR-Z
       A C program to generate "shar" files.  Sort of overkill, but what
       the hell.
       Contributor: Gary Perlman <[email protected]>
   SHAR-BSD42.TAR-Z
       Another C program to generate "shar" files, but this one takes
       care to make them the proper size for mailing, etc.
       Contributor: Roger March <[email protected]>
   SHRINK.TAR-Z
       Shrinks very long (Berkeley) file names into 14-character or less
       file names for portability.
       Contributor: Simon Brown <[email protected]>
   SLICE.TAR-Z
       A program to split files into several little files by pattern
       matching or line numbers.
       Contributor: Gary Puckering <[email protected]>
   SNEFRU.TAR-Z
       A one-way hash algorithm which given some input text comes up with
       a single number such that no two texts will hash to the same number.
       Contributor: Rich Salz <[email protected]>
   SPIFF.TAR-Z
       SPIFF, the program described at the Summer 1988 Usenix in San
       Francisco.  Compares files like diff, but handles "minute"
       differences like floating point numbers, white space, etc.
       correctly.
       Contributor: Daniel W. Nachbar <[email protected]>
   STAT.C
       A program to print out information about a file ala stat(2).
       Contributor: Rich Kulawiec <[email protected]>
   STAT-SHELL.TAR-Z
       A program to print various characteristics of files in a variety
       of formats.  Runs on BSD, AIX, HP/UX, SunOS, Ultrix.
       Contributor: Diomidis Spinellis <[email protected]>
   TRIMLOG.TAR-Z
       A program for trimming log files.  Allows trimming files by lines
       or bytes, and also handles trimming binary files.
       Contributor: Dave Curry <[email protected]>
   UNIDIFF.TAR-Z
       A modified version of context diff which combines the old and new
       hunks into one hunk.  Cuts the size of context diffs by usually
       about 25%.  No information is lost in this process.  Includes
       patches for GNU diff and patch, and a program that goes from
       "normal" diffs to unidiffs and back.
       Contributor: Wayne Davison <[email protected]>
   UNSHAR.TAR-Z
       A program to undo "shar" files.  There are security and speed reasons
       for using this over the standard shell.
       Contributor: Guido van Rossum <[email protected]>
   VF.TAR-Z
       A version of VFILER for UNIX.  A screen-oriented tool for moving
       files around, etc.
       Contributor: Rick Conn <[email protected]>
   VMS-UNIX.TAR-Z
       Rename VMS filenames with version numbers, etc. to GNU EMACS style
       filenames and backup files.
       Contributor: Dan Jacobsen <[email protected]>
   XC.TAR-Z
       A program which reads "special" lines from files and executes the
       commands.  Lets you put compilation commands in C programs and
       then compile them saying "xc file", etc.
       Contributor: David MacKenzie <[email protected]>
   XTAIL.TAR-Z
       An enhanced version of "tail" which allows watching all files in a
       directory, including new ones added while the program is running.
       Version 2.
       Contributor: Chip Rosenthal <[email protected]>
   ZAP.TAR-Z
       A binary file editor that runs under VMS, UNIX, and MS-DOS.  Mimics
       SIPP from RT-11.
       Contributor: Johan Vromans <[email protected]>

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