SDS - Kobayashi Size of Directory Structure version 1.3
Copyright (c) 1992, 1998 by Eric Schreiber. All rights reserved.

Contact Info:
   Kobayashi Software
   www.kobayashi.com/maru/
   eric@kobayashi.com


Programming Notes:
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SDS was written in Borland Pascal 7.0.


Files Included:
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SDS.EXE
SDS.TXT
SDS.PAS
FILE_ID.DIZ


Legalese:
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SDS is released as Freeware.  If you find the software helpful and make use
of it, I would like to hear from you, but there is no fee whatsoever for 
its use.  You are free to distribute SDS so long as all the original files
are included in the archive.  Upload it to all of your favorite BBS's and
internet sites, and force it upon your friends.

No one may charge any fee for SDS without the express written permission of
Eric Schreiber, beyond a $5.00 disk copying fee.

I make no warranty as to the useability of this software for any purpose.
I do not accept responsibility for any data lost or damage done by use of
this program, incidental or otherwise.


Documentation:
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The usage of SDS is simple.  SDS falls somewhere between CHKDSK and DIR.
It will tell you the number and total of all files and directories in and
under the specified directory.  If you issue only a drive designator (d:)
or a root directory (d:\ or \), SDS will tell you these totals for the
entire drive specified.

Usage:
	SDS [?|-]
	SDS <directory>

        <directory> is the directory to calculate the size of
        If no <directory> parameter is issued, SDS will calculate
           the size of the current directory

SDS includes hidden, system, and read-only files in its counts.


Output:
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SDS determines the following:
	Total number of files
	Total size of files
	Bytes consumed by files
	Total number of directories
	Bytes consumed by directories
	Total bytes used by directory structure
	Total bytes available on disk

Bytes consumed by files takes into account the fact that files don't use
entire allocation units (clusters).  A file may be only 5 bytes in length
but it will still use an entire allocation unit, which may be anywhere
from 256 to 4096 bytes (or any other binary multiple) in size, depending
on how the disk was formatted.

Bytes consumed by directories takes the allocation unit size into account
also. A directory entry is equal in size to an allocation unit.

Thanks for using SDS.  I hope it simplifies your file maintenance.  If
you have any suggestions or comments feel free to contact me at the
e-mail addresses above.

Eric Schreiber
