Preliminary documentation for LD (CP/M Plus version)




                         Jim Lopushinsky

                           Feb 3, 1985


What is LD?
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     LÄ  ió aî extensioî oæ thå CP/Í Pluó BDOÓ (RSX© thaô  allowó �
yoõ  tï  treaô librarieó anä  archiveó  aó  subdirectories®   Foò �
example¬  tï  squeezå anä collecô intï á librarù á collectioî  oæ �
texô fileó yoõ mighô dï thå following:

B>CREATE TEXT.LBR          <--- creates an empty library
Allow how many entries: 12 <--- 12 files. 
B>LÄ TEXÔ                  <--- allocatå subdirectory to TEXT.LBR
B>C:                       <--- our text files are on drive C
C>NSQ B:=*.TXT             <--- squeeze all text files into TEXT.LBR

Iô  doesn'ô matteò iæ thå assigneä drivå actuallù existó oò  not®  �
Alì  transienô  programó (includinç thå CCP© havå accesó  tï  thå �
newlù createä drive.

Are there any restrictions?
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     Therå  musô  noô  bå morå thaî onå opeî outpuô filå  oî  thå �
subdirectory®  Programó musô closå anù outpuô filå beforå openinç �
another®   Therå arå nï restrictionó oî thå numbeò oæ opeî  inpuô �
files.

     Librarieó anä archiveó arå sequentiaì files®  Iô ió stronglù �
recomendeä  tï eraså á filå anä re-makå iô beforå writinç tï  it®  �
Writinç  tï aî existinç filå ió allowed®   However¬  thå  recordó �
replacå  existinç recordó iî thå olä file¬  anä iæ writinç occuró �
pasô  thå  enä oæ thå file¬  thå nexô membeò wilì  bå  clobbered®  �
Makinç á ne÷ filå causeó outpuô recordó tï bå appendeä tï thå enä �
oæ thå library®   Randoí writå ió allowed¬  buô thå prograí  musô �
noô leavå anù "holes¢ iî thå file.

     Aó  faò aó É caî tell¬  alì thå commoî utilitieó operatå  aó �
expected¬ witè á fe÷ exceptions:

     CP/M«  DIÒ  commanä withoptionó doeó noô reporô thå  correcô �
sizeó oæ members.

     CP/M« ERASÅ transienô witè wildcardó onlù eraseó somå oæ thå �
requesteä files.

Š     CP/M«  RENAMÅ transienô witè wildcardó onlù renameó somå  oæ �
thå files.

     Editoró shoulä noô bå used¬ unlesó yoõ arå positivå thaô thå �
editoò maintainó onlù onå outpuô filå aô á time.

     XFCBs¬ Directorù Labels¬ anä Timå stampó arå noô supported.

What are the programs?
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     There is one utility associated with LD:

1®  CREATÅ - tï creatå aî emptù librarù oò archive®  Thió utilitù �
will run under CP/M 2.2 as well as CP/M 3.

How do I use LD?
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     Here is the syntax:

A>LD
     Enterinç LÄ witè nï commanä taiì wilì removå thå lasô activå �
subdirectorù  froí  memory®   Iæ  therå ió morå thaî  onå  activå �
subdirectory¬ onlù thå lasô onå loadeä ió removed.

A>LD \
     Enterinç  LÄ  witè á backslasè (\© wilì  removå  alì  activå �
subdirectories from memory.

B>LD CASM
     Drivå  Â useò ° wilì bå allocateä tï CASÍ whicè alsï  existó �
on Drive B user 0.

B>LD \CASM
     Anù  activå subdirectorieó wilì bå removeä beforå allocatinç �
CASM.

B>LD D:=TEST
     D°  wilì bå assigneä tï TESÔ oî B0®   Iæ wå no÷ executå  thå �
following:

B>LD C:=1:TESTA
     Á seconä subdirectorù ió created®  C° ió no÷ alì thå memberó �
froí TESTÁ oî B1®   Therå ió nothinç stoppinç yoõ froí usinç NSWÐ �
tï  copù  memberó bacë anä fortè betweeî thå ²  librarieó  and/oò �
archives!

B>CREATE TEST.LBR
Allow how many entries: 6
     Thió createó aî emptù TEST.LBÒ filå witè rooí foò á  maximuí �
of 6 members.

B>CREATE TEST.ARC
     This creates an empty TEST.ARC and TEST.DIR file.
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