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File & Directory Functions

FDF CLEAN - search and delete files that match specified searching criteria
FDF COPYFILES - search and copy files that match specified searching criteria
FDF DELTREE - delete tree
FDF LISTFILES - list files that match specified searching criteria
FDF LISTREE - list directory structure
FDF MOVEFILES - search and move files that match specified searching criteria
FDF ZIP - search files that match specified searching criteria and write them to a zip file

Command Syntax

FDF CLEAN DIRECTORY [Searching Criteria] [/R(emove Empty Directories)]
FDF COPYFILES DIRECTORY [Searching Criteria] /DEST:dest-directory [/NXD (not copy sub-directories)]
FDF DELTREE DIRECTORY
FDF LISTFILES DIRECTORY [Searching Criteria]
FDF LISTREE DIRECTORY [Searching Criteria]
FDF MOVEFILES DIRECTORY [Searching Criteria] /DEST:dest-directory [/NXD (not copy sub-directories)]
FDF ZIP DIRECTORY [Searching Criteria] /DEST:zip-file-name [/NXD (not store sub-directorie names)]

Searching Criteria

/FN:NAME (File name filters)
```
NAME = [-]wildcard filters
```
There are some differences in ways of using widecards between Windows Command and FDF:
- /FN:* means files WITHOUT extention names, while /FN:*.* means files WITH extension names. Thus, if you want to scan all files (with or without extension names), the wildcard filters must be: /FN:*.*;*
- "/" can be used in wildcard filters. If "/" is found in a wildcard filter, FDF use the full path name to testing the match.

/FA:ATTRIBUTES (File attributes filters)

ATTRIBUTES = [-]ARHS
A=archive
R=read-only
H=hidden
S=system

/TC:DATETIME~DATETIME (creation time)
```
DATETIME = yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss
```
/TA:DATETIME~DATETIME (last access time)
```
DATETIME = yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss
```
/TM:DATETIME~DATETIME (last write time)
```
DATETIME = yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss
```

Special Directories

If the first character of DIRECTORY (the second command line argumemt) is '?', The rest part of the field (up to the first '\\') is assumed to be a special directory. The program first looks up it in the environment table, and if failed, it is taken as a shell folder ID. For example:

 ?temp  = usually 'temp' is in the environment table as the temporary directory.
 ?5     = will be translated as the Shell's 'My Documents' folder.

Usage Examples

Clean *.tmp files from the "TEMP" directory:
```
FDF CLEAN   ?TEMP   /FN:*.tmp
```
List office files in the "My Documents" folder which are modified in 2009.
```
FDF LISTFILES   ?5   /FN:*.doc;*.xls;*.ppt   /TM:2009
```
ZIP office files in the "My Documents" folder which are modified from 2008-1-1 to 2008-12-31
```
FDF ZIP   ?5   /FN:*.doc;*.xls;*.ppt   /TM:2008-1-1~2008-12-31   /DEST:office2008.zip   /NXD
```
*/NXD tells the programm to zip the files but not to store sub-directory information into the zip file.
Copy all JPEG files from all over the C: drive to a director on D:
```
FDF COPYFILES C:\   /FN:*.jpg    /DEST:D:\JPEGS   /NXD
```
*/NXD tells the programm to copy files but not to copy sub-directories.

Download Trial Version

try_fdf.zip, about 40 K. The trival version supports only the following commands:

LISTREE
LISTFILES

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