Date   : Thu, 21 Nov 1985 08:18:00 MST
From   : Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
Subject: FIP - CP/M File Interchange Program now available

Now available from SIMTEL20:

Filename                       Type     Bytes   CRC

Directory PD:<CPM.FILCPY>
FIP.LBR.1                      BINARY   51584  C629H

The following is an excerpt from the DOC file:

FIP version 1.0 runs on a Z80 processor under the Digital Research
CP/M 2.2 Operating System.  FIP version 1.0 is designed for an 80
column console device and at least one disk drive.  While programming
considerations were made for CP/M 2.x, there may be User Number
limitations for versions earlier than 2.2 .

FIP is a user oriented disk file handler designed for both the CP/M
beginner and the system expert.  FIP allows the beginning CP/M user to
copy and examine files and to examine directories easily without
having to memorize operations.  FIP gives the system expert the
capability to perform high speed batch file transfers automatically
and to completely examine disk directories.  FIP prompts for all
user responses, always shows you what user# and what drives will be
accessed, supplies the user response defaults (which are invoked by
typing <cr> to prompts), and has built in safety feature -no action on
files will ever take place by responding to any prompt with a <cr>.

Some of FIP's features:

*    allows file transfers across user# boundaries.
*    designed  to  make  backups of hard  disks  or  other  large 
     storage  devices  using smaller storage devices automatic  -
     (will  transfer specified files to 'backup' floppy until  it 
     is full -then will prompt user to insert next backup floppy, 
     etc.).
*    provides detailed disk(s) characteristic summaries.
*    provides  a detailed disk file summary of any file(s) on any 
     or all user#'s and the remaining free storage.
*    allows any two files on system to be compared and optionally 
     shows differences in hexadecimal-ascii format with location.
*    allows any file to be inspected in either  hexadecimal-ascii 
     format or ascii format.
*    accepts wildcard characters in all filenames. 
*    allows changing file attributes on a prompted 'file-by-file' 
     nature or any specified set of files automatically.
*    allows printer logging of all file operations.
*    allows deleted directory entries to be displayed.
*    maximizes the available memory space by dynamically dividing 
     all  of the available memory between directory  entries  and 
     file buffer areas thereby enabling high speed file transfers 
     and compares.
*    FIP  is written in very optimized Z80 code allowing  highest 
     operating speed and only requires 8 Kbytes storage.
*    allows wildcard inputs on file renaming -saving you time.
*    file transfer operations allow:
     -    confirmation  prompts  any time a file transfer  would 
          overwrite   an   existing  file   and   then   allowing 
          abort, skip, and renaming options.
     -    bulk file transfers, with or without prompting, with or 
          without verification.
     -    always  shows  the  amount of space  each  source  file 
          requires  (using  destination disk blocksize)  and  the 
          amount of free space remaining on destination disk.
     -    allows  changing  destination floppy at any time  (even 
          during bulk file transfers).
     -    allows  changing  destination drive at any  time  (even 
          during bulk file transfers).
     -    allows  filename to be changed for destination copy  at 
          any time.

--Keith