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DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? (Users)

posted by ron  , Australia, 18.12.2012, 22:48

> I thought I once had a little DOS utility that would display a list of the
> first lines of all the text files in a specified directory.
>
> Do any of you know of such a utility that would work in MS-DOS 6.21?

Is this any use to you ?

http://www.ausreg.com/files/freebe.exe

Place it in your path, then go to the directory and type "freebe".
You will get a display of all .txt files matched with the first line (unless first line is empty).
Highlighting a file name and pressing EnteR will display the file contents.

Was written in MS-DOS 6.20.

Complete thread:

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    • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - CluelessInSeattl, 18.12.2012, 20:19
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        • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - CluelessInSeattl, 19.12.2012, 17:55
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            • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - CluelessInSeattl, 20.12.2012, 18:14
              • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - Rugxulo, 20.12.2012, 21:10
                • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - CluelessInSeattl, 28.12.2012, 17:42
        • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - CluelessInSeattl, 26.12.2012, 16:32
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            • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - CluelessInSeattl, 31.12.2012, 17:24
              • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - Rugxulo, 03.01.2013, 10:55
      • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - j_hoff, 19.12.2012, 09:47
  • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - ron, 18.12.2012, 22:48
    • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - CluelessInSeattl, 19.12.2012, 18:10
      • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - ron, 19.12.2012, 22:28
  • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - Doug, 21.12.2012, 00:26
    • DOS utility to display 1st line of all files in directory? - CluelessInSeattl, 21.12.2012, 16:40
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