* 3-22-92      'Documentation' for FITT version 1.01

* Why FITT?    There's several ways to copy a group of files to diskettes.
               BACKUP  fills  the diskettes nicely,  but the files are not
               useable until you RESTORE them.  XCOPY also does the trick,
               but doesn't fill each diskette the way you'd like. There is
               an OS/2 utility called FIT which does this, but it's author
               did not see fit to retain the last-modified date across the
               copy.  I wrote FITT to handle the dates properly,  and also
               as a programming exercise while learning C.   I also  added
               a command line switch to clear-out the root directories  of
               the target diskettes

* How FITT?    The default behavior  of FITT is  simply to copy files from
               the source path  to  the target while  leaving any existing
               files untouched.  If the target contains  a file which is a
               match for the file that FITT wants to copy,  it will prompt
               you for permission to overwrite it.   Depending on  how you
               respond, it over-writes the file or skips it and goes on to
               the next.  When each target diskette becomes full,  you are
               asked for another.

               You  can  change the default behavior of FITT with the '-e'
               switch which will cause FITT to erase existing files in the
               root directory of the target diskettes  before it begins to
               copy files to them.

               Note that in any case, FITT only uses the root directory of
               the target for it's operations.  Note also, that if FITT is
               invoked with the -e parameter, it WILL erase any read-only,
               hidden, or system files in the target's root directory.  If
               you use the -e switch, be careful what diskettes you use!

* Formats:     You can use any diskette which the target drive can read.
               You can mix 720's with 1.44's or mix 360's with 1.2's.

* Examples:    FITT C:\MAX\FILE\PM_APPS\*.LZH   A:
               This would copy all files with the extension 'LZH' from the
               specified directory to A:

               FITT -e D:\C6\SOURCE\*.C  B:
               Copy  specified files to drive B:   As each target diskette
               is inserted, FITT erases all files in the root directory of
               B: before it starts to copy files.

* Tested?      Of course i tested it.  But you should understand that i am
               *not* a professional programmer,  and that FITT was written
               as an excercise by an amateur.   Like any other producer of
               software, i do not warrant that FITT is fit for any purpose
               at all, nor will i even say that it's safe to use.   Use it
               at your own risk.

* Money?       Can you spare some money?  If you can, and if you like FITT
               then send me some money.  I am unemployed and broke. If you
               can't spare any money, then use FITT  as 'freeware' with my
               blessing.  FITT is not copyrighted, but please do not sell
               it to people as your own.

* Comments?    Send comments by EMAIL to 'Bill Becker' on Fidonet 1:16/234
               or on CIS 70451,1403.

