SFK - The Swiss File Knife Multi Function Tool.
(w) by J Thumm 2006-2024, swissfileknife.sourceforge.net
Release 2.0.0 Base/XD Revision 2 of Oct 25 2024.
Distributed for free under the BSD License, without any warranty.

type "sfk commandname" for help on any of the following.
some commands require to add "-help" for the help text.

file system
   sfk list       - list directory tree contents.
                    list latest, oldest or biggest files.
                    list directory differences.
                    list zip jar tar gz bz2 contents.
   sfk olist      - list office files in a folder,
                    like .docx .xlsx .ods .odt
   sfk filefind   - find files by filename
   sfk treesize   - show directory size statistics
   sfk copy       - copy directory trees additively
   sfk sync       - mirror tree content with deletion
   sfk rename     - flexible multi file rename
   sfk partcopy   - copy part from a file into another one
   sfk mkdir      - create directory tree
   sfk delete     - delete files and folders
   sfk deltree    - delete whole directory tree
   sfk deblank    - remove blanks in filenames
   sfk space [-h] - tell total and free size of volume
   sfk filetime   - tell times of a file
   sfk touch      - change times of a file
   sfk index      - create index file(s) for fast lookup
   sfk name       - lookup file names using index files
   sfk fixfile    - change bad filenames and file times
   sfk setbytes   - set bytes at offset within a file

compression
   sfk zip        - create zip file from folder
   sfk zipto      - zip selected file list
   sfk unzip      - list or extract zip file
   sfk checkzip   - verify zip file content

conversion
   sfk oload      - load office file content as text
   sfk lf-to-crlf - convert from LF to CRLF line endings
   sfk crlf-to-lf - convert from CRLF to LF line endings
   sfk detab      - convert TAB characters to spaces
   sfk entab      - convert groups of spaces to TAB chars
   sfk scantab    - list files containing TAB characters
   sfk split      - split large files into smaller ones
   sfk join       - join small files into a large one
   sfk csvtotab   - convert .csv data to tab separated
   sfk tabtocsv   - convert tab separated to .csv format
   sfk encode     - convert data to base64 or hex format
   sfk decode     - decode base64, hex or url format
   sfk wtoa       - convert wide chars to Ansi
   sfk wtou       - convert wide chars to UTF-8
   sfk utoa       - convert UTF-8 text to Ansi
   sfk hexdump    - create hexdump from a binary file
   sfk hextobin   - convert hex data to binary
   sfk hex        - convert decimal number(s) to hex
   sfk dec        - convert hex number(s) to decimal
   sfk chars      - print chars for a list of codes
   sfk bin-to-src - convert binary to source code
   sfk uuencode   - encode binary files as plain text
   sfk enmail -h  - protect whitespace in email text

text processing sfk filter - search, filter and replace text data sfk ofilter - filter text from an office file sfk replace - replace words in binary and text files sfk xed - edit stream text using sfk expressions sfk xex - extract from stream text using expressions sfk xreplace - replace in files using sfk expressions sfk run - run external command on all files of a folder sfk runloop - run a command n times in a loop sfk printloop - print some text many times sfk load - load file content for further processing sfk perline - run sfk command(s) per input text line sfk head - print first lines of a file sfk tail - print last lines of a file sfk snapto - join many text files into one file sfk addhead - insert string at start of text lines sfk addtail - append string at end of text lines sfk joinlines - join text lines split by email reformatting sfk strings - extract strings from a binary file sfk sort - sort text lines produced by another command sfk count - count text lines, filter identical lines sfk difflines - show text lines differing between files sfk linelen - tell length of string(s) search and compare sfk xfind - search in text files using wildcards and simple expressions sfk ofind - search in office files .docx .xlsx .ods sfk xfindbin - search in text and binary files sfk xhexfind - search with hexdump output sfk extract - extract data from text and binary sfk find - search static text, without wildcards sfk hexfind - search static binary data sfk md5gento - create list of md5 checksums over files sfk md5check - verify list of md5 checksums over files sfk md5 - calc md5 over a file, compare two files sfk pathfind - search PATH for location of a command sfk reflist - list fuzzy references between files sfk deplist - list fuzzy dependencies between files sfk dupfind - find duplicate files by content networking sfk httpserv - run an instant HTTP server. type "sfk httpserv -help" for help. sfk ftpserv - run an instant FTP server type "sfk ftpserv -help" for help. sfk ftp - instant FTP client sfk web - send HTTP request to a server sfk wget - download HTTP file from the web sfk tcpdump - print TCP conversation between programs sfk udpdump - print incoming UDP requests sfk udpsend - send UDP requests sfk webproxy - http proxy for traffic analysis sfk help tcp - tcp toolkit to write test scripts sfk ip - tell own machine's IP address(es). type "sfk ip -help" for help. sfk netlog - send text outputs to network, and/or file, and/or terminal sfk fromnet -h - receive and print network text sfk ping - ping multiple machines in one go sfk pingdiff - find ip of new devices scripting sfk help chain - how to combine multiple commands sfk batch - run many sfk commands in a script file sfk label - define starting points within a script sfk call - call a sub function at a label sfk echo - print (coloured) text to terminal sfk color - change text color of terminal sfk setvar - put text into an sfk variable sfk storetext - store text in memory for later use sfk alias - create command from other commands sfk mkcd - create command to reenter directory sfk sleep - delay execution for milliseconds sfk pause - wait for user input sfk stop - stop sfk script execution sfk tee - split command output in two streams sfk tofile - save command output to a file sfk toterm - flush command output to terminal sfk for - repeat commands many times sfk loop - repeat execution of all commands sfk cd - change directory within a script sfk getcwd - print the current working directory sfk require - compare version text sfk time [-h] - print current date and time

the Daily Landscape image

the Daily Mobile Background
development sfk bin-to-src - convert binary data to source code sfk make-random-file - create file with random data sfk fuzz - change file at random, for testing sfk sample - print example code for programming sfk patch - change text files through a script sfk inst - instrument c++ with tracing calls diverse sfk view - show text output in a GUI tool, for interactive browse and filter sfk iview - show selected images in a GUI tool sfk status - send colored status to the SFKTray Windows GUI utility for display sfk calc - do a simple instant calculation sfk random - create a random number sfk prompt - ask for user input sfk number - print number in diverse formats sfk xmlform - reformat xml for easy viewing sfk jsonform - reformat json for easy viewing sfk video - how to edit video files sfk toclip - copy command output to clipboard sfk fromclip - read text from clipboard sfk env - search environment variables sfk version - show version of a binary file sfk ascii - list Ansi codepage characters sfk ascii -dos - list OEM codepage characters sfk spell - phonetic spelling for telephone sfk cmd - print an example command sfk ruler - measure console text width sfk license - print the SFK license text help by subject sfk help office - how to search in office files sfk help select - how dirs and files are selected in sfk sfk help options - general options reference sfk help patterns - wildcards and text patterns within sfk sfk help chain - how to combine (chain) multiple commands sfk help var - how to use sfk variables and parameters sfk samp - example scripts on sfk use and for http web access automation sfk help shell - how to optimize the windows command prompt sfk help chars - about locale specific characters sfk help nocase - about case insensitive search sfk help unicode - about unicode file reading support sfk help colors - how to change result colors sfk help wsp - whitespace protection for email and forum sfk help compile - how to compile sfk on any linux system sfk currently uses these environment variables: SFK_COLORS=head:4,examp:4,file:1,hit:4,rep:6 SFK_OWN_NET=192.168.178 first time user? type "sfk basic" for very basic informations about how to select files, general options, shell preparation, complex <>|!&?* character issues and color setup. to search ALL help text for a topic: type "sfk ask word1" to search all for word1. type "sfk ask w1 w2" to search all for w1 and w2. type "sfk dumphelp" to print ALL help text. +------------------------------------------------------------+ | If this is useful, you are encouraged to | | stahlworks.com/donate | +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Also available on www.stahlworks.com: | | SFK e-Book : A full command reference with tutorial. | | Depeche View: Browse and search gigabytes of source code, | | log files, database dumps in realtime. | +------------------------------------------------------------+
SFK - The Swiss File Knife Multi Function 
       Tool.
(w) by J Thumm 2006-2024, 
swissfileknife.sourceforge.net Release 2.0.
0 Base/XD Revision 2 of Oct 25 2024.
Distributed for free under the BSD License,
without any warranty.

type "sfk commandname" for help on any of 
the following.
some commands require to add "-help" for 
the help text.

file system

sfk list       - list directory tree 
                 contents.
                 list latest, oldest or 
                 biggest files.
                 list directory differences.
                 list zip jar tar gz bz2 
                 contents.
sfk olist      - list office files in a 
                 folder,
                 like .docx .xlsx .ods .odt
sfk filefind   - find files by filename
sfk treesize   - show directory size 
                 statistics
sfk copy       - copy directory trees 
                 additively
sfk sync       - mirror tree content with 
                 deletion
sfk rename     - flexible multi file 
                 rename
sfk partcopy   - copy part from a file 
                 into another one
sfk mkdir      - create directory tree
sfk delete     - delete files and folders
sfk deltree    - delete whole 
               directory tree
sfk deblank    - remove blanks in 
                 filenames
sfk space [-h] - tell total and free size 
                 of volume
sfk filetime   - tell times of a file
sfk touch      - change times of a file
sfk index      - create index file(s) for 
                 fast lookup
sfk name       - lookup file names using 
                 index files
sfk fixfile    - change bad filenames and 
                 file times
sfk setbytes   - set bytes at offset 
                 within a file

compression

sfk zip        - create zip file from 
                 folder
sfk zipto      - zip selected file list
sfk unzip      - list or extract zip file
sfk checkzip   - verify zip file content

conversion

sfk oload      - load office file content 
                 as text
sfk lf-to-crlf - convert from LF to CRLF 
                 line endings
sfk crlf-to-lf - convert from CRLF to LF 
                 line endings
sfk detab      - convert TAB characters 
                 to spaces
sfk entab      - convert groups of spaces 
                 to TAB chars
sfk scantab    - list files containing 
                 TAB characters
sfk split      - split large files into 
                 smaller ones
sfk join       - join small files into a 
                 large one
sfk csvtotab   - convert .csv data to tab 
                 separated
sfk tabtocsv   - convert tab separated to 
                 .csv format
sfk encode     - convert data to base64 
                 or hex format
sfk decode     - decode base64, hex or 
                 url format
sfk wtoa       - convert wide chars 
                 to Ansi
sfk wtou       - convert wide chars 
                 to UTF-8
sfk utoa       - convert UTF-8 text 
                 to Ansi
sfk hexdump    - create hexdump from a 
                 binary file
sfk hextobin   - convert hex data to 
                 binary
sfk hex        - convert decimal 
                 number(s) to hex
sfk dec        - convert hex number(s) to 
                 decimal
sfk chars      - print chars for a list 
                 of codes
sfk bin-to-src - convert binary to source 
                 code
sfk uuencode   - encode binary files as 
                 plain text
sfk enmail -h  - protect whitespace in 
                 email text

text processing sfk filter - search, filter and replace text data sfk ofilter - filter text from an office file sfk replace - replace words in binary and text files sfk xed - edit stream text using sfk expressions sfk xex - extract from stream text using expressions sfk xreplace - replace in files using sfk expressions sfk run - run external command on all files of a folder sfk runloop - run a command n times in a loop sfk printloop - print some text many times sfk load - load file content for further processing sfk perline - run sfk command(s) per input text line sfk head - print first lines of a file sfk tail - print last lines of a file sfk snapto - join many text files into one file sfk addhead - insert string at start of text lines sfk addtail - append string at end of text lines sfk joinlines - join text lines split by email reformatting sfk strings - extract strings from a binary file sfk sort - sort text lines produced by another command sfk count - count text lines, filter identical lines sfk difflines - show text lines differing between files sfk linelen - tell length of string(s) search and compare sfk xfind - search in text files using wildcards and simple expressions sfk ofind - search in office files .docx .xlsx .ods sfk xfindbin - search in text and binary files sfk xhexfind - search with hexdump output sfk extract - extract data from text and binary sfk find - search static text, without wildcards sfk hexfind - search static binary data sfk md5gento - create list of md5 checksums over files sfk md5check - verify list of md5 checksums over files sfk md5 - calc md5 over a file, compare two files sfk pathfind - search PATH for location of a command sfk reflist - list fuzzy references between files sfk deplist - list fuzzy dependencies between files sfk dupfind - find duplicate files by content networking sfk httpserv - run an instant HTTP server. type "sfk httpserv -help" for help. sfk ftpserv - run an instant FTP server type "sfk ftpserv -help" for help. sfk ftp - instant FTP client sfk web - send HTTP request to a server sfk wget - download HTTP file from the web sfk tcpdump - print TCP conversation between programs sfk udpdump - print incoming UDP requests sfk udpsend - send UDP requests sfk webproxy - http proxy for traffic analysis sfk help tcp - tcp toolkit to write test scripts sfk ip - tell own machine's IP address(es). type "sfk ip -help" for help. sfk netlog - send text outputs to network, and/or file, and/or terminal sfk fromnet -h - receive and print network text sfk ping - ping multiple machines in one go sfk pingdiff - find ip of new devices scripting sfk help chain - how to combine multiple commands sfk batch - run many sfk commands in a script file sfk label - define starting points within a script sfk call - call a sub function at a label sfk echo - print (coloured) text to terminal sfk color - change text color of terminal sfk setvar - put text into an sfk variable sfk storetext - store text in memory for later use sfk alias - create command from other commands sfk mkcd - create command to reenter directory sfk sleep - delay execution for milliseconds sfk pause - wait for user input sfk stop - stop sfk script execution sfk tee - split command output in two streams sfk tofile - save command output to a file sfk toterm - flush command output to terminal sfk for - repeat commands many times sfk loop - repeat execution of all commands sfk cd - change directory within a script sfk getcwd - print the current working directory sfk require - compare version text sfk time [-h] - print current date and time

the Daily Landscape image

the Daily Mobile Background
development sfk bin-to-src - convert binary data to source code sfk make-random-file - create file with random data sfk fuzz - change file at random, for testing sfk sample - print example code for programming sfk patch - change text files through a script sfk inst - instrument c++ with tracing calls diverse sfk view - show text output in a GUI tool, for interactive browse and filter sfk iview - show selected images in a GUI tool sfk status - send colored status to the SFKTray Windows GUI utility for display sfk calc - do a simple instant calculation sfk random - create a random number sfk prompt - ask for user input sfk number - print number in diverse formats sfk xmlform - reformat xml for easy viewing sfk jsonform - reformat json for easy viewing sfk video - how to edit video files sfk toclip - copy command output to clipboard sfk fromclip - read text from clipboard sfk env - search environment variables sfk version - show version of a binary file sfk ascii - list Ansi codepage characters sfk ascii -dos - list OEM codepage characters sfk spell - phonetic spelling for telephone sfk cmd - print an example command sfk ruler - measure console text width sfk license - print the SFK license text help by subject sfk help office - how to search in office files sfk help select - how dirs and files are selected in sfk sfk help options - general options reference sfk help patterns - wildcards and text patterns within sfk sfk help chain - how to combine (chain) multiple commands sfk help var - how to use sfk variables and parameters sfk samp - example scripts on sfk use and for http web access automation sfk help shell - how to optimize the windows command prompt sfk help chars - about locale specific characters sfk help nocase - about case insensitive search sfk help unicode - about unicode file reading support sfk help colors - how to change result colors sfk help wsp - whitespace protection for email and forum sfk help compile - how to compile sfk on any linux system sfk currently uses these environment variables: SFK_COLORS=head:4,examp:4,file:1,hit:4, rep:6 SFK_OWN_NET=192.168.178 first time user? type "sfk basic" for very basic informations about how to select files, general options, shell preparation, complex <>|!&?* character issues and color setup. to search ALL help text for a topic: type "sfk ask word1" to search all for word1. type "sfk ask w1 w2" to search all for w1 and w2. type "sfk dumphelp" to print ALL help text.