Documentation for CFA version 1.0 released 11 February 1988.


    This program is derived from MAKE26.  It incorporates many new 
features without any significant increase in program size.  It makes 
some simplifying assumptions about the disk system it's used on, so it 
might not work on all systems.  For example, THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT WORK 
WITH CP/M 1.4  -- in case you know anyone who uses CP/M 1.4 (I don't).

    The assembled COM file in this library has been created from the 
supplied source code with ZCPR3 and WHEEL equates set FALSE.


    This program may be used in several ways:

    1:  To change the user number of designated files on a designated 
drive to a different user number.  This is done without copying the 
files and then deleting the original files.  Instead, the user number 
tag in the disk directory is simply changed to the new user number.

    2:  To set various files attributes.  In addition to the usual 
attributes of read-only/read-write, system/directory, archive/non- 
archive, CFA can also set/reset ("tag") the first four bytes (F1-F4) 
in a filename.

    3:  To erase or unerase files.



SYNTAX:         CFA D:AFN O   (ALL) 
                CFA DU:AFN O  (ZCPR3 version) 
                CFA DIR:AFN O (ZCPR3 version)

    where the drive, drive/user, and named directory forms (where 
appropriate) are optional and where O is one of the available options.

These options are available in every version of CFA:

    Any number 0-31, new user number for files 
    (if ZCPR equate is TRUE, user may be specified with 
     DIR: named directory form)

    R       set files to R/O 
    W       set files to R/W 
    S       set files to SYS 
    D       set files to DIR 
    A       set files to ARCHIVE 
    N       set files to Non-ARCHIVE 
    E       erase files 
    U       unerase files 
    none    show status of files

These options are available for setting the F1-F4 filename tags:

    F       sets byte 1 of files (high) 
    G       resets byte 1 of files (low) 
    H       sets byte 2 of files (high) 
    I       resets byte 2 of files (low) 
    J       sets byte 3 of files (high) 
    K       resets byte 3 of files (low) 
    L       sets byte 4 of files (high) 
    M       resets byte 4 of files (low)

Letter options only work on files in the current user area.  If a "#" 
is specified after the options, files from all user area will be set 
accordingly.


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    Though this program is derived from an old standard, and has been 
tested extensively, I'd like to close with some sage advice from the 
original MAKE26 documentation:  BEFORE USING THIS PROGRAM, TEST IT ON A 
GARBAGE DISK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS WITH YOUR SYSTEM.

    Wiser words never spoken.



Lee D. Rimar

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