1 SFK - The Swiss File Knife Multi Function Tool.
2 Release 1.9.0 Base/XD of Feb 28 2018.
3 StahlWorks Technologies, http://stahlworks.com/
4 Distributed for free under the BSD License, without any warranty.
5
6 type "sfk commandname" for help on any of the following.
7 some commands require to add "-help" for the help text.
8
9 file system
10 sfk list - list directory tree contents.
11 list latest, oldest or biggest files.
12 list directory differences.
13 list zip jar tar gz bz2 contents.
14 sfk filefind - find files by filename
15 sfk treesize - show directory size statistics
16 sfk copy - copy directory trees additively
17 sfk sync - mirror tree content with deletion
18 sfk rename - flexible multi file rename
19 sfk partcopy - copy part from a file into another one
20 sfk mkdir - create directory tree
21 sfk delete - delete files and folders
22 sfk deltree - delete whole directory tree
23 sfk deblank - remove blanks in filenames
24 sfk space [-h] - tell total and free size of volume
25 sfk filetime - tell times of a file
26 sfk touch - change times of a file
27 sfk index - create index file(s) for fast lookup
28 sfk name - lookup file names using index files
29 sfk fixfile - change bad filenames and file times
30 sfk setbytes - set bytes at offset within a file
31
32 conversion
33 sfk lf-to-crlf - convert from LF to CRLF line endings
34 sfk crlf-to-lf - convert from CRLF to LF line endings
35 sfk detab - convert TAB characters to spaces
36 sfk entab - convert groups of spaces to TAB chars
37 sfk scantab - list files containing TAB characters
38 sfk split - split large files into smaller ones
39 sfk join - join small files into a large one
40 sfk csvtotab - convert .csv data to tab separated
41 sfk tabtocsv - convert tab separated to .csv format
42 sfk encode - convert data to base64 or hex format
43 sfk decode - decode base64, hex or url format
44 sfk wtoa - convert wide chars to Ansi
45 sfk wtou - convert wide chars to UTF-8
46 sfk hexdump - create hexdump from a binary file
47 sfk hextobin - convert hex data to binary
48 sfk hex - convert decimal number(s) to hex
49 sfk dec - convert hex number(s) to decimal
50 sfk chars - print chars for a list of codes
51 sfk bin-to-src - convert binary to source code
52
53 text processing
54 sfk filter - search, filter and replace text data
55 sfk replace - replace words in binary and text files
56 sfk xed - edit stream text using sfk expressions
57 sfk xex - extract from stream text using expressions
58 sfk xreplace - XE: replace in files using sfk expressions
59 sfk run - run external command on all files of a folder
60 sfk runloop - run a command n times in a loop
61 sfk printloop - print some text many times
62 sfk load - load file content for further processing
63 sfk perline - run sfk command(s) per input text line
64 sfk head - print first lines of a file
65 sfk tail - print last lines of a file
66 sfk snapto - join many text files into one file
67 sfk addhead - insert string at start of text lines
68 sfk addtail - append string at end of text lines
69 sfk joinlines - join text lines split by email reformatting
70 sfk strings - extract strings from a binary file
71 sfk sort - sort text lines produced by another command
72 sfk count - count text lines, filter identical lines
73 sfk linelen - tell length of string(s)
74
75 search and compare
76 sfk xfind - search in text and binary files using
77 wildcards and simple expressions
78 sfk xtext - search in text files only
79 sfk xhexfind - search with hexdump output
80 sfk extract - extract data from text and binary
81 sfk find - search static text, without wildcards
82 sfk hexfind - search static binary data
83 sfk md5gento - create list of md5 checksums over files
84 sfk md5check - verify list of md5 checksums over files
85 sfk md5 - calc md5 over a file, compare two files
86 sfk pathfind - search PATH for location of a command
87 sfk reflist - list fuzzy references between files
88 sfk deplist - list fuzzy dependencies between files
89 sfk dupfind - find duplicate files by content
90
91 networking
92 sfk httpserv - run an instant HTTP server.
93 type "sfk httpserv -help" for help.
94 sfk ftpserv - run an instant FTP server
95 type "sfk ftpserv -help" for help.
96 sfk ftp - instant anonymous FTP client
97 sfk web - send HTTP request to a server
98 sfk wget - download HTTP file from the web
99 sfk tcpdump - print TCP conversation between programs
100 sfk udpdump - print incoming UDP requests
101 sfk udpsend - send UDP requests
102 sfk ip - tell own machine's IP address(es).
103 type "sfk ip -help" for help.
104 sfk netlog - send text outputs to network,
105 and/or file, and/or terminal
106 sfk fromnet -h - receive and print network text
107 sfk ping - ping multiple machines in one go
108
109 scripting
110 sfk help chain - how to combine multiple commands
111 sfk script - run many sfk commands in a script file
112 sfk label - define starting points within a script
113 sfk call - call a sub function at a label
114 sfk echo - print (coloured) text to terminal
115 sfk color - change text color of terminal
116 sfk setvar - put text into an sfk variable
117 sfk storetext - store text in memory for later use
118 sfk alias - create command from other commands
119 sfk mkcd - create command to reenter directory
120 sfk sleep - delay execution for milliseconds
121 sfk pause - wait for user input
122 sfk stop - stop sfk script execution
123 sfk tee - split command output in two streams
124 sfk tofile - save command output to a file
125 sfk toterm - flush command output to terminal
126 sfk for - repeat commands many times
127 sfk loop - repeat execution of all commands
128 sfk cd - change directory within a script
129 sfk getcwd - print the current working directory
130 sfk require - compare version text
131 sfk time [-h] - print current date and time
132
133 development
134 sfk bin-to-src - convert binary data to source code
135 sfk make-random-file - create file with random data
136 sfk fuzz - change file at random, for testing
137 sfk sample - print example code for programming
138 sfk patch - change text files through a script
139 sfk inst - instrument c++ with tracing calls
140
141 diverse
142 sfk status - send colored status to the SFKTray
143 Windows GUI utility for display
144 sfk calc - do a simple instant calculation
145 sfk random - create a random number
146 sfk prompt - ask for user input
147 sfk number - print number in diverse formats
148 sfk xmlform - reformat xml for easy viewing
149 sfk media - cut video and binary files
150 sfk view - show results in a GUI tool
151 sfk toclip - copy command output to clipboard
152 sfk fromclip - read text from clipboard
153 sfk env - search environment variables
154 sfk version - show version of a binary file
155 sfk ascii - list Ansi codepage characters
156 sfk ascii -dos - list OEM codepage characters
157 sfk spell - phonetic spelling for telephone
158 sfk cmd - print an example command
159 sfk data - create random test data
160 sfk ruler - measure console text width
161 sfk license - print the SFK license text
162 sfk update - check for SFK updates
163
164 help by subject
165 sfk samp - example scripts on sfk use and for
166 http web access automation
167 sfk help select - how dirs and files are selected in sfk
168 sfk help options - general options reference
169 sfk help patterns - wildcards and text patterns within sfk
170 sfk help chain - how to combine (chain) multiple commands
171 sfk help var - how to use sfk variables and parameters
172 sfk help shell - how to optimize the windows command prompt
173 sfk help chars - about locale specific characters
174 sfk help nocase - about case insensitive search
175 sfk help unicode - about unicode file reading support
176 sfk help colors - how to change result colors
177 sfk help compile - how to compile sfk on any linux system
178 sfk help xe - for infos on sfk extended edition.
179
180 All tree walking commands support file selection this way:
181
182 1. short format with ONE directory tree and MANY file name patterns:
183 src1dir .cpp .hpp .xml bigbar !footmp
184 2. short format with a list of explicite file names:
185 letter1.txt revenues9.xls report3 urnover5.ppt
186 3. long format with MANY dir trees and file masks PER dir tree:
187 -dir src1 src2 !srcsave -file foosys .cpp -dir bin5 -file .exe
188
189 For detailed help on file selection, type "sfk help select".
190
191 * and ? wildcards are supported within filenames. "foo" is interpreted
192 as "*foo*", so you can leave out * completely to search a part of a name.
193 For name start comparison, say "foo" (finds foo.txt but not anyfoo.txt).
194
195 When you supply a directory name, by default this means "take all files".
196
197 sfk list mydir lists ALL files of mydir, no * needed.
198 sfk list mydir .cpp .hpp lists SOME files of mydir, by extension.
199 sfk list mydir !.cfg lists all files of mydir EXCEPT .cfg
200
201 general options:
202 -tracesel tells in detail which files and/or directories are included
203 or excluded, and why (due to which user-supplied mask).
204 -nosub do not process files within subdirectories.
205 -nocol before any command switches off color output.
206 -quiet or -nohead shows less output on some commands.
207 -hidden includes hidden and system files and dirs.
208 For detailed help on all options, type "sfk help options".
209
210 configure your windows CMD.exe properly.
211 select many display columns, 3000 lines for scrollback
212 and copy/paste of displayed text. "sfk help shell" for more.
213
214 beware of Shell Command Characters.
215 parameters containing spaces or characters <>|!&?* must be sur-
216 rounded by quotes "". type "sfk filter" for details and examples.
217
218 beware of Automated Data Processing on different machines.
219 if you write scripts for distribution on many Windows machines
220 they may behave different, depending on the system codepage.
221 to avoid this use -isochars. for details see: sfk help nocase
222
223 WRONG COLORS? Use one of:
224 set SFK_COLORS=theme:black for DARK backgrounds
225 set SFK_COLORS=theme:white for BRIGHT backgrounds
226 see also "sfk help colors"
227
228 type "sfk ask word1 word2 ..." to search ALL help text for words.
229 type "sfk dumphelp" to print ALL help text.
230
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232 | Get the Five Dollar SFK Book: type "sfk book" for more. |
233 |---------------------------------------------------------|
234 | Browse all text of a folder fast: sfk dview |
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