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List biggest files
List newest files
Show subdir sizes
Search in files
Replace word in files
List dir differences
Send files in LAN

Free Open Source:

Swiss File Knife

a command line
multi function tool.

remove tabs
list dir sizes
find text
filter lines
find in path
collect text
instant ftp or
http server
file transfer
send text
patch text
patch binary
run own cmd
convert crlf
dup file find
md5 lists
fromto clip
hexdump
split files
list latest
compare dirs
save typing
trace http
echo colors
head & tail
dep. listing
find classes
speed shell
zip search
zip dir list

Depeche View
Source Research
First Steps

windows GUI
automation

command line
file encryption

free external tools,
zero install effort,
usb stick compliant:

zip and unzip
diff and merge
reformat xml
reformat source

cpp sources

log tracing
mem tracing
hexdump
using printf

articles

embedded
stat. c array
stat. java array
var. c array
var. java array
view all text
as you type
surf over text
find by click
quick copy
multi view
find nearby
fullscreen
bookmarks
find by path
expressions
location jump
skip accents
clip match
filter lines
edit text
highlight
load filter
hotkey list
receive text
send in C++
send in Java
smooth scroll
touch scroll
fly wxWidgets
fly over Qt
search Java

Swiss File Knife most recent changes


 
Version: 2.0.0.2

most is now open source, also including tools sfktray and a simple image viewer. everything is now 64 bit first. full rework of source code for easier reuse. some added functions, and some bug fixes.

  • fix: sfk echo -lines w1 w2 w3 +filt -join +toterm dropped last character of words.
  • add: sfk (x)replace is now fully open source. compared to replace in sfk base before it is much faster, no matter if replacing same or different length.
  • chg: sfk.exe for windows is now 64 bits. if you need a 32 bit version use sfkwinxp.exe.
  • chg: global rework of source code, with more defines to select which parts should be built.
  • add: sfk zip: option -nocomp to add files to a zip file with no compression, as fast as possible.
  • add: sfk replace: options -showhits, -showmiss.
  • add: sfk list -sincedir: option -ignoretime to force deep compare even if size and time are equal.
  • add: sfk sel ... +sft mputx and cputx to set exec flag on all transferred files
  • add: sfk webserv: option -style=f to supply an own css file to extend or overwrite page styles
  • add: sfk filetime: option -unix to print just the unix time of a file in seconds
  • add: sfk view: option -using x to run x instead of dview.exe or dview.bat
  • add: sfk head: head50 as alias for head -lines=50
  • add: sfk tail: tail50 as alias for tail -lines=50
  • add: sfk ... +iview, to view selected images of a folder by iview.exe
  • chg: sfk calc: now supports brackets by default.
  • fix: sfk wtou -tofile: no longer removes CR characters
  • fix: sfk batch tmp.sh under Windows did not produce bash script
  • fix: sfk version: did not show version if binary contained text "$version:" multiple times. the command now searches for "$version:vernum=" or "$version:name=".
  • add: touch: improved error message if text list is passed.
  • add: sfk encode -wsp, sfk help wsp to protect whitespace in text for email or forum
  • del: sfk update, getdv
  • fix: xe: showed an error "zip dir entry, cannot close" when listing nested archive entries
  • chg: sfk wget: no longer tries caching to memory.
  • doc: sfk help var: rework of text.