From: Mark Bergman <bergman AT Panix DOT Com>
Subject: names2dos Porting script upload
To: djgpp-announce AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1993 19:23:39 -0500 (EST)

The names2dos script has been uploaded to
	omnigate AT clarkson DOT edu
It is in
	/pub/msdos/djgpp/pub

This is a substantially revised version of the script I mailed to
individual DJGPP-list readers. I strongly suggest that anyone using the
earlier version upgrade to the current version.

I would appreciate any feedback on the script.

From the man page:
======================================================================

NAME
     names2dos - convert a directory  tree  to  MS-DOS  compliant
     filenames.

SYNOPSIS
     names2dos [-DEBUG | -d | -V | -L | -h ] directory_tree_ROOT

DESCRIPTION
     names2dos converts filenames in the directory-tree specified
     to MS-DOS conventions.

     Typical use for names2dos is in porting software from a Unix
     system  to MS-DOS.  A copy of the source code directory tree
     is made under Unix, then names2dos  is  run  on  the  copied
     tree.   The  converted directory tree is then ``bundled up''
     with tar, arc, zip, etc., and downloaded to the MS-DOS  sys-
     tem.

     Any characters that are invalid  for  MS-DOS  filenames  are
     replaced  with a dash (hyphen).  The script attempts to deal
     with unusual filenames, including those containing  <SPACE>,
     *, ?, (, ), [, ], and <QUOTE> characters.

     Filenames  are  shortened  and   components   of   filenames
     (separated by periods) may be combined.  The file and direc-
     tory names are checked to be unique after they are  created.
     If a non-unique filename is generated, the last character in
     the base section is  changed  in  an  attempt  to  make  the
     filename unique.

     Once all changes are  made  to  directory  and  file  names,
     names2dos  checks each file in the directory tree for refer-
     ences to file names that have been changed.  The contents of
     these files are altered to refer to the re-named files.

-- 
Mark Bergman    (Biker, Stagehand, (former) Unix user support grunt)
718-855-9148

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