      DFSee version 9.11 22-08-2008  (c) 1994-2008: Jan van Wijk
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C O N T E N T S:
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  Installation = short installation description
  Backups      = how to make the important backup

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I N S T A L L A T I O N:
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The standard distribution of DFSee (DFSEE.ZIP) contains all the
files you will need to use it. There are several versions of the
DFSee executable (DOS, Win-NT, OS/2 and Linux) and there are some
batch files like DFSDISK. Then there are a bunch of dfs*.txt files
that contain detailed information about DFSee and the commands.

So, just unzip DFSEE.ZIP in a directory of your choice ...

WARNING:   Do NOT install DFSee in a path containing any SPACES
           like 'C:\Program files\dfsee 6xx'
           This may cause lots of problems with running scripts
           and accessing other files from within DFSee.

IMPORTANT: When you are new to DFSee,  I recommend you use the
           DFSTART script to start with.  It will collect some
           very useful backup files the first time it is used

DFSee is a SWISS-ARMY KNIFE of disk-tools packaged in a single
executable file (.EXE). There is really no need for 'installing'
anything, as long as the executable can be found.
(in the PATH for instance).

So make sure the executable is in a tools directory or a directory
of its own, and make sure that directory is in the PATH to make it
more convenient. The only thing that IS a bit important is that
the registration file needs to be in a directory in the PATH as
well, and must be renamed to the fixed name: 'dfsee.key'.


Automatic install and Desktop objects:
For OS/2 and Windows you can also use the dedicated installers
to install DFSee, these will install all required files and will
also create a desktop folder with some program objects.
On Windows it will also add DFSee to the start menu.

For OS/2, there is also a seperate REXX script (DFSWPOBJ.CMD)
that will create a desktop folder with useful program and
documentation objects.


Available executables:

- DFSOS2.EXE    The OS/2 executable, full function including REXX


- DFSWIN.EXE    The Win-NT/2000/XP executable, full function no REXX


- DFSDOS.EXE    The DOS executable, full function no REXX

                From version 5.11 the DFSDOS version uses the
                DOS32A Dos-extender (5.00 up to 5.10 used Causeway)
                It is best to use these versions WITHOUT additional
                memory managers like EMM386 loaded when possible.
                To suppress the DOS32 startup messages, set the
                environment variable: SET 'DOS32A=/QUIET'


- dfsee         The Linux executable, must be installed with the
                'executable' bit set ('chmod +x dfsee') and when
                the install directory is not in the 'path' you
                may need to start it as "./dfsee".
                For full capabilities you need 'root' priviledges.
                (login as 'root' or use the 'su' command)

                The Linux version was designed for the Linux CONSOLE
                using the 'linux' terminal type, but should work
                acceptably in an xwindow terminal too ('xterm')

                Often a specific Linux archive 'dfsee9xx_linux.tgz'
                will be available too, containing just the linux
                distribution, and a 'setup' script that sets the
                required attributes. To execute the setup script
                you must make it executable using 'chmod +x setup'




  Note: starting with version 5.11, the standard distribution
        includes functional trace capabilities. This can be useful
        in very complex situations or when DFSee itself needs to
        be debugged :-) See the TRACE command (trace -?) for info.
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I M P O R T A N T   B A C K U P S:
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I advise you to keep a copy of DFSDOS.EXE on a DOS boot diskette for
emergency purposes.

Then an important backup command to be used on your existing system(s)
as a preventative measure:

DFSOS2.EXE psave * filename  Some-short-description-of-your-system

This will make a backup of all important partition table and boot sectors
to a relatively small file that can be used in cases of emergency to
restore them (with prestore).

Use a meaningful 'filename' for each different system you backup.
(of course it works just as well with DFSDOS.EXE or DFSWIN.EXE)

For extra information on your systems you could also run the
DFSDISK.CMD or DFSDISK.BAT script that comes with DFSee.
It will create four DFSDISKI.* files for each physical hard disk
in the system.

Note: The DFSDISK and PSAVE stuff above is included in DFSTART,
      so if you use that you are on the safe side!

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