


			E S e r v    P u r g e r
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			Version 1.2, 24 Aug 1998


        The purpose of program - clean Your directories from old files. Purger
started from command line. The user interface consists of animated icon in tray
(spin round stick when Purger working) and file PURGER.LOG only ;-) PURGER.LOG
creating in directory where you launch Purger, and contain the report about
program activity. Even the help of program (-h  key) and its critical remarks
are also recorded in PURGER.LOG ;- ) Program has the bilingual
interface - English and Russian.

The brief information about keys of program.

Syntax:

	PURGER.EXE [-[twr][(d nnn) | (s nnn) | (a nnn)]] [dir\]mask

	,where

	-t - test mode on. In this mode Purger do NOT delete anything, and
	     only records in PURGER.LOG the names of files, which will be
	     deleted, if You launch Purger without this key ;-)

	-w - turn on recording names of deleted files, folders and warnings
	     in PURGER.LOG. For example, the such warnings as "can't delete
	     file".

	-r - turn on recursion. if this mode on then Purger process all
	     subdirectories of specifed directory.

	-e - erase empty folders.

	-d nnn - delete all files older nnn of days. 

	-s nnn - in each directory to leave files with summary size not more
	   than nnn kilobytes. The most old files death first ;-)

	-a nnn - if recursion off then equal to -s key. In specifed tree
	   (directory and all subdirectories) to leave files with summary
	   size not more than nnn kilobytes. The most old files death first ;-)
	   This command can require significant charge of memory for
	   construct and sort the list of all files of specifed tree.


	[dir\]mask - dir - starting directory, mask - mask for file search.
	   The inverted commas for long names ARE NOT NECESSARY.

The additional commands:

	PURGER.EXE -h - show this help.

	PURGER.EXE -L - switch Purger language between English and Russian.

	PURGER.EXE -V - show program version (into PURGER.LOG).

Examples:

	PURGER.EXE -r C:\*.tmp
	Remove all files with extension tmp on disk C:

	PURGER.EXE -tr C:\*.tmp			
	Simply to create in PURGER.LOG the list of all files with extension
	tmp on disk C:, with their numbers and summary size.

	PURGER.EXE -rd 5 C:\EServ\NEWS\*.*
	Delete from tree (directory and all subdirectories) C:\EServ\NEWS\
	all files that older than five of days.

	PURGER.EXE -rs 50 C:\EServ\NEWS\*.*
	In each directory of tree C:\EServ\NEWS\ to leave not more
	then 50 kilobytes (51200 bytes) fresh files.

	PURGER.EXE -ra 500 C:\EServ\NEWS\*.*
	In tree C:\EServ\NEWS\ to leave not more then 500 kilobytes fresh
	files.
	
	PURGER.EXE -re E:\Program Files\*.*
	Delete all files and folders in tree Program Files on disk E:

Distribution:

	Author:    Alexander Gorlach, alex@gorlach.koenig.su
	Home page: http://www.enet.ru/~gorlach/Purger/
	Status:	   freeware, You can use this program free on You own risk
	Comments:  sorry for my ugly English ;-)
