1989-07-07
1997-07-15
Black, Thomas G.
G06F 1730
Patent
active
056492057
ABSTRACT:
A process is disclosed for a computer of known type, to retrieve files from its disk storage system, based on the files' specification and or directory information about said files or a string within the set of files specified. Said retrieval may be limited to a single directory, or extend to all the subdirectories subordinate to said directory or extend to two or more independent directories on the same or different disks optionally including subdirectories subordinate to said directories, or extend to the entire disk storage system on said computer. Said string search can be limited to less than the entire file to speed up the selection. The retrieved files are stored as a list in said computer's memory, sorted by file extension and filename, and displayed for processing one more or all of the files in said list by any file command or processor on said computer, until said list is exhausted by the operation of the delete command which deletes files from the disk or the move command which moves a file to a different directory or until the search list itself is deleted whereupon only files in the current directory are processed by said commands and processors.
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Black Thomas G.
Loomis John C.
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